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ARCHIVED B12 Deficiency And Medical Incompetance
canadianbowlofcherries replied to canadianbowlofcherries's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
The Net has been such a help when it comes to medical issues- must have been terrible without being able to reference things so easily! It was a godsend when I found out about the brain tumour- it's fairly rare and my fam doctor at the time didnt know anything about it. "WOW- i havent dealt with this since MED school!" Comforting. I was 19 when my GI symptoms... -
ARCHIVED Alcohol And Sleep
canadianbowlofcherries replied to Tutahl75's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
If I have more then a couple drinks, I don't sleep well at all. Having just finished college I've seen people heavily sleep for 12 hours after a night of drinking. This has not been my experience. Beer is the worst. Before I started suspecting celiac disease/gluten intolerance I could never figure out why even a couple sips of beer made me really queasy.... -
ARCHIVED B12 Deficiency And Medical Incompetance
canadianbowlofcherries replied to canadianbowlofcherries's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
It really does help to have other patients to talk to! I recently read an article that talked about how surgery can sometimes set off your first celiac disease symptoms. Something to do with the immune system firing up afterwards. It does seem a bit co-incidental that I didn't have any GI symptoms until AFTER my brain surgery. And from the sounds of it- maybe... -
ARCHIVED B12 Deficiency And Medical Incompetance
canadianbowlofcherries posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Ahhh! A place that understands- I almost want to cry. I had brain surgery when I was 18 (pituitary tumour) that resulted in a lot of meds before and after. I'm cured of that now- which is of course awesome, but my health never fully recovered. It will be four years since the surgery in December and I've had GI symptoms indicative of celiac disease for about...