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hey im nikky, im 18 and i live in Wales, UK. i was diagnosed with coeliac in December 2007, after a negaive biopsy but positive bloodtests. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother, none of which have coeliac. At the moment im the only coeliac in my family, my dad tested positive but is being retested before they confirm it. I also suffer from hypercalcemia and lower right abdo/side pain. I used to have anemia and shoulder problems as well but they have been successfully treated.
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ARCHIVED So Confused
nikky replied to Worried mommy's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Not everyone with coeliac will get a noticeable reaction when they eat gluten, but the damage is still done inside, at first i had no reaction, I was diagnosed after recurring aneamia. At the time I also had a negative scope, but now if i eat the slightest trace I feel as though i have a severe flu and my lips and tongue swell up. Reactions can get more severe... -
ARCHIVED Negative Celiac, Positive Anemia?
nikky replied to taynichaf's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
This does sound more like coeliac than a regular gluten intolerance, damage from coeliac makes it difficult for the body to absorb nutrients which would explain your persisting aneamia, mine didn't settle until I was fully gluten free for a few months. .. what other symptoms do you have? How many times have you had your bloods checked for coeliac? sometimes... -
ARCHIVED Coeliac And The Mini Pill
nikky posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Wasnt really sure where on the forum to post this, but thought this might be the best place. Im an 18 year old (19 in a week and a day) female from the UK and since I've been 17 i've had problems with very painfull periods. Each month I find myself curled up in bed with a hot water bottle and unable to carry on with day to day activities. I've tried... -
ARCHIVED Struggling To Cope With Boyfriend's Mother
nikky replied to nikky's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
thanks for your advice... After my last visit, I left a jar of sweet and sour and some soup in my boyfriends room, which he later found her trying to take out of there to use herself. When asked her excuse was that i wasnt there, when my boyfriend pointed out that it was me that paid for it and therefore it was mine and she had no right to use it, her... -
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nikky replied to nikky's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Oh dear.. thats not reassuring for her patients is it? a worrying amount of doctors seem to have very little, if any, understanding of this condition... -
ARCHIVED Struggling To Cope With Boyfriend's Mother
nikky replied to nikky's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I DO cook for myself there, i dont expect anything like that. As i mentioned in my original post I have asked to be allowed to get food for myself and store it there but she always turns it away... At 18 years old its not always easy not to have anything to do with someone or let them near your food in their own house. -
ARCHIVED Struggling To Cope With Boyfriend's Mother
nikky replied to nikky's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
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ARCHIVED Struggling To Cope With Boyfriend's Mother
nikky replied to nikky's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Thanks for your advice, yeah, the kitchen is a minefield, i go in and clean like crazy in there. I do want to point out though that he does stand up for me, they've had shouting matches over it, the week we were on our own, he went out and spent all the money he had to get me safe food, he is really good to me. -
ARCHIVED Struggling To Cope With Boyfriend's Mother
nikky replied to nikky's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
no i dont live there... i live with my parents, we dont have a place on our own because we cant afford it at the moment -
ARCHIVED Struggling To Cope With Boyfriend's Mother
nikky replied to nikky's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Firstly, I havent been to the house since she said that. secondly, it is not my boyfriend that is the issue, if he had the money hed be away from her by now. As it is we are moving next year for me to go to uni. And if i had married him, would you suggest i divorce him? I dont think so.. -
ARCHIVED Struggling To Cope With Boyfriend's Mother
nikky replied to nikky's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Yeh its a horrible feeling. He tries his best to come see me here but its not always easy with money. Thankyou for your help -
ARCHIVED Struggling To Cope With Boyfriend's Mother
nikky replied to nikky's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Thanks for your advice, happily we intend to get a place when we are able to afford it, although that may be around another year. Its funny you mention diabetes, she's actually diabetic herself and so should have an understanding of the difficulty these things create. -
ARCHIVED Struggling To Cope With Boyfriend's Mother
nikky posted a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I'm slowly getting to the end of my teather with my boyfriend's mother. She shows no respect for my inability to consume anyting with gluten in it and whenever im at the house she tries to feed me bread, pastry, pizzas and gluten containing frozen foods including sausages and burgers that contain wheat flour. She also refuses to let me store food safely and... -
thanks for your replies everyone what are the symptoms of poly-cystic ovary syndrome? i've heard of it before but i had no idea it was connected to coelic
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thankyou where do you normally find it?