I'd appreciate any help/advice you can offer. I have been reading about celiac's disease and wondering if I have it. I recently (5 weeks ago) began eating according to the eat to live diet. This is a vegan diet that requires that you eat TONS of fruits and veggies. For the first couple of weeks I was really strict about it (so I was so full from the fruits and veggies I wasn't eating bread). I have done it before and found it helped me feel less foggy mentally and I am in an intensive school setting right now so decided to do the diet to help with the brain fog I often experience. I noticed both this time and last time that I very quickly react to dairy when it is reintroduced after just a week of going off of it. So I have been really good about no dairy. But in the last couple of weeks I have eaten out more/eaten more bread/pasta, etc. I have felt lethargic, had diarrhea,gas, painful stomach tightness and stomach cramps, feel really feverish (but with no fever), no appetite (really weird for me), I have a burning feeling in my throat and strawberry tongue. Also for the last four weeks or so I have a hacking/smoker's type cough but I don't smoke. It is dry and is more of a nuisance than anything but it shows no signs of going away. I assumed this came from moving from a humid climate to a dry climate (5 weeks ago).
For the last few months I have been fatigued (thought it was stress related to upcoming move). I have sciatica that runs down my left leg. I also have irregular periods in that they stop for a day in the middle of my cycle. I have been googling my symptoms and celiac keeps coming up.
I am also an alcoholic with 2+ years of sobriety. My dad is also an alcoholic and my mom was diagnosed after years of weird symptoms with Hashimotos disease. All of these seem to be linked to celiac in some way.
I read somewhere that celiac can be triggered by switching to a low fat diet...does anyone know if that is true?
Also, I don't have insurance until next month. Should I give up gluten? Or wait until I can get to the doctor?
Low Fat Diet Trigger For Onset Of Symptoms?
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Hello All,
I'd appreciate any help/advice you can offer. I have been reading about celiac's disease and wondering if I have it. I recently (5 weeks ago) began eating according to the eat to live diet. This is a vegan diet that requires that you eat TONS of fruits and veggies. For the first couple of weeks I was really strict about it (so I was so full from the fruits and veggies I wasn't eating bread). I have done it before and found it helped me feel less foggy mentally and I am in an intensive school setting right now so decided to do the diet to help with the brain fog I often experience. I noticed both this time and last time that I very quickly react to dairy when it is reintroduced after just a week of going off of it. So I have been really good about no dairy. But in the last couple of weeks I have eaten out more/eaten more bread/pasta, etc. I have felt lethargic, had diarrhea,gas, painful stomach tightness and stomach cramps, feel really feverish (but with no fever), no appetite (really weird for me), I have a burning feeling in my throat and strawberry tongue. Also for the last four weeks or so I have a hacking/smoker's type cough but I don't smoke. It is dry and is more of a nuisance than anything but it shows no signs of going away. I assumed this came from moving from a humid climate to a dry climate (5 weeks ago).
For the last few months I have been fatigued (thought it was stress related to upcoming move). I have sciatica that runs down my left leg. I also have irregular periods in that they stop for a day in the middle of my cycle. I have been googling my symptoms and celiac keeps coming up.
I am also an alcoholic with 2+ years of sobriety. My dad is also an alcoholic and my mom was diagnosed after years of weird symptoms with Hashimotos disease. All of these seem to be linked to celiac in some way.
I read somewhere that celiac can be triggered by switching to a low fat diet...does anyone know if that is true?
Also, I don't have insurance until next month. Should I give up gluten? Or wait until I can get to the doctor?
Thanks!