RonBoy79

  On 7/23/2011 at 2:55 AM, eatmeat4good said:

I also wanted to add that at the very least you should have your vitamin levels checked. Celiacs are often deficient in A, E, D, K, iron, magnesium, calcium and zinc. In my case, only D was low, but after supplementing for a couple of months at 5,000 mg a day plus calcium, my joints felt waaaaayyyy better. D is fat soluble and you can get too much so you have to have your level checked. I only stayed at that dose until the level came up to normal range...now I take it as it says on the bottle. Nature Made Vitamins are gluten free...(all the ones I have seen anyway). Best of luck!

Thanks, eatmeat4good...

I'm going to read into these casomorphons and gliadomorphins, and get my vitamin levels checked as well. I appreciate the supplement tips. I'm really into fitness, so I'll have to find an alternative to the whey protein. It's nice to know that I'm on the right track now, and there are a lot of other people here who've been through this and are willing to help.

I can only imagine that my Grandmother who suffered with lifelong chronic pain probably had the same condition, man how the internet has changed our world...

Hello everyone, I'm a 32 year old male who has been dealing with wide spread joint pain and tendonitis for the last 5 years. Within the last year it's gotten bad enough that I've sought medical help without any relief. I had a complete arthritis panel that checked for Rheumatoid, Lupus, Lyme, and others... all came back negative. I was sent to a Rheumatologist who did some x-rays and explained to me that I was experiencing "a collection of everyday aches and pains, and should learn to use better posture while sitting at my desk"... I kiiinnndddaaa wanted to punch him in the tea bags

Not satisfied, I combed the internet looking for answers. I kept seeing celiac as I cross-referenced my symptoms. I read into it and decided to try going gluten-free and see what happened. Within 3 days I had began to notice the first real relief from the joint pain in years, by the end of the first full week I was virtually pain free. Words could not express how happy I was. I went straight to my General Physician and asked to be tested for celiac... the blood work came back "inconclusive"... which I understand is not uncommon. They're setting me up with a Gastro asap.

The problem came during week two of going gluten-free, the pain returned with a vengeance. For the life of me I could not find out what I had done. I'd been ultra strict with the gluten, but I kept reading that many celiacs also have dairy sensitivities. After experiencing the ease in my symptoms I had decided to get back to the exercising that the joint pain had made almost impossible. I'd been drinking whey protein shakes after my workouts and I figured that they could be my culprit. I cut the whey out and dropped all other dairy and the joint pain is virtually gone again. Everything I'd read about dairy sensitivity had to do with gastro-intestinal symptoms (which I have very few of oddly enough).

Is it common for dairy to contribute to joint pain? Can I expect this to get better with time? I'll do WHATEVER it takes to avoid that damn joint pain, but avoiding TWO common American food categories will be a lot to deal with in it's own right.

Thanks for any tips or advice

~Ron