After All These Yrs

[razzle51]

So now I am putting 2 and 2 together .. I suffered with acid reflux for years , constipation for years , had gall bladder out...fatigue and pain .. and it finally comes out when I am 61 yrs old . so glad I found this group...

[IrishHeart]

It is never too late to start feeling well.

In fact, the majority of people being DXed with celiac are in their 50's and 60s.

Read this:

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Welcome to the fold!

[Lori2]

Thanks for the link, IrishHeart. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one to find out that gluten is a problem at the ripe old age of 80.

[IrishHeart]

Thanks for the link, IrishHeart. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one to find out that gluten is a problem at the ripe old age of 80.

My Mom went gluten-free after I figured out what had made me so ill for years and was DXed FINALLY.(I was 53 and had suffered symptoms for 25 years, the last of those 3 being just horrific. I was, essentially, dying).

She read all the literature I sent to my family members and when she saw my genetic test results ( which showed BOTH parents also have DQ2) and we discussed all the symptoms she has, she knew she had a gluten intolerance, too. She did not bother with testing, just did it. I had her ask her doc to check her thyroid and D because she was having fatigue and feeling low after my Dad died and I just knew it was the gluten spurring it on. Both were low and treated--- and now, she is fine.

My Mom, at 85 is pretty healthy and she is very active, exercising at a gym 3X a week, but she says her whole life makes sense now--stomach pain, constant C, anxiety, heart palps, GERD, late onset puberty and very early menopause (like me), etc.

She has been gluten-free for a year and she feels great! No more GERD or need for medications. Her high blood pressure is down and her blood tests perfect. I am so proud of her. She is in better shape than I am. I have a long way to go to recovery. But I'll get there.

I met a woman in her 70s who told me she has been getting better and better since her DX 9 years ago. She said she never knew what "feeling well" felt like. But she does now! She looks and moves like someone 20 years younger. She said "You will feel it, too!!"

I said "Great! I'll be a healthy old broad!!"