deesmith
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I had an appointment at beginning of April with Dr. Green at Celiac Center. Long story, but my genetics test came back positive and basically stated that the positive result "along with symptoms in this patient is consistent with diagnosis of celiac disease". My main symptoms being malabsorption issues. So Dr. Green ordered more tests (bone density...
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ARCHIVED Worse After Celiac Diagnosis
deesmith replied to Jerri Ward's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Jerri, I don't know if this will help you any, but: I just found out that I was not absorbing calcium. This triggered my parathyroid gland to stop producing it, which in turn caused my blood to go searching elsewhere-- so it "grabs" it from my bones. (Ouch!) I asked the doctor if this is why I am having so much bone pain and he said that may be part of... -
Hi! i'm putting this in "Coping" instead of doctors. Although it's about an upcoming doctor's appoint, it's really about me trying to cope! I
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ARCHIVED So Jerry Is Very Frustrated....
deesmith replied to JerryK's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
This is my first time posting... however, I worry about you guys who write "so I've stopped eating", even though you've hopefully just reduced your intake. Just as I suspected, gluten intolerance can also damage your intestines. I checked out the articles on this site and came across one that states just that. So even though you don't have a diagnosis...