cristiana
-
Posts
1,996 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
81
3 Followers
Recent Profile Visitors
68,004 profile views
cristiana's Achievements
-
Hi @Maureen armey Just one point re: PPIs. Here in the UK the people I know with Barretts have had to take them long term, or H2 blockers instead, despite the fact they have side effects. I feel that it is very important that you follow your consultant's advice re: this type of medication but if you do need to take them longterm, see if they can offer...
-
cristiana reacted to a post in a topic:
Newly Diagnosed Marsh 3b Level
-
knitty kitty reacted to a post in a topic:
Newly Diagnosed Marsh 3b Level
-
knitty kitty reacted to a post in a topic:
Newly Diagnosed Marsh 3b Level
-
Aretaeus Cappadocia reacted to a post in a topic:
Newly Diagnosed Marsh 3b Level
-
Newly Diagnosed Marsh 3b Level
cristiana replied to KaCS's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I must admit I felt the same as you about the load being lightened when I came across people on this forum back in 2013 and saw that others had the same symptoms as me. I had so many weird and wonderful symptoms that I thought something else other coeliac disease was going on. Being a hypochondriac, I worried about them all! It is incredible the damage... -
cristiana reacted to a post in a topic:
Newly Diagnosed Marsh 3b Level
-
cristiana reacted to a post in a topic:
Newly Diagnosed Marsh 3b Level
-
Newly Diagnosed Marsh 3b Level
cristiana replied to KaCS's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Welcome @KaCS! Deficiencies can cause neurological symptoms including nerve pain. I wonder if you have had any blood tests which show any vitamin (such as B12 and vitamin D) or mineral (such as iron) deficiencies? Chances are, if you have borderline results or clear deficiencies, you will be deficient in other vitamins and minerals. Even before... -
Welcome to the forum, Maureen. I suffer from reflux and Barretts is often at the back of my mind as I also suffer from a very itchy throat from time to time. My last endoscopy showed no inflammation but next time I see my consultant I might ask for another scope, its been a while since the last one. Anyway, I just wanted to say that in my case...
-
cristiana reacted to a post in a topic:
Shingles - Could It Be Related to Gluten/ Celiac
-
Russ H reacted to a post in a topic:
Concerning GP advice
-
Concerning GP advice
cristiana replied to EssexMum's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Good evening @EssexMum You are quite right to be concerned about this situation. Once diagnosed as coeliac, always a coeliac, and the way to heal is through adopting and sticking to a strict gluten diet. That said... I have travelled twice to France since my diagnosis, firstly in May 2013 and again in August 2019. My spoken French isn't bad... -
Just to say that I too was hesitant to come off dairy products completely @dsfraley. Milk, yoghurt and soft cheeses definitely caused bloating. This bloating gave me rib and pelvic pain, and I remember the pain was so horrible at times it was almost a sick feeling., kind of like the sort of aches you get with flu. Milk, yoghurt and soft cheeses also...
-
Hi @trents Two things can happen: 1/ For a very small gluten hit, I will get a slightly sore stomach for a few days, maybe a day or two following the glutening, and (TMI warning) maybe slightly loose BMs with mucus for a couple of days. 2/ For a substantial glutening, and thankfully it's only happened once in recent years, I get bad chills...
-
Insomnia help
cristiana replied to hjayne19's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Thank you @knitty kitty x -
Brilliant news for British Coeliacs! Colin was launched in 1990 so I am fortunate in that I was able to try this amazing chocolate swissroll cake before my diagnosis. But the good news is he has now appeared in the Gluten Free aisle at M&S, and also is available home delivery through Ocado. https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/made-without-wheat...
- 1 reply
-
- 1
-
-
Re: Michelin star. To give an example, the Ritz Hotel in London has two Michelin stars. Here's another article about Michelin stars - from our own archive.
-
Insomnia help
cristiana replied to hjayne19's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Very helpful @knitty kitty. Thank you. I am trying to remember what vitamin so alarmed my GP and I have a feeling it was A or E. I remember reading the pills contained well over the 100 per cent RDA of whatever the vitamin was. One thing I'd love to ask you that has always intrigued me. One day when my anxiety was completely through the roof... -
@trents Good question. We are strict at home, although I have to admit I've eating the odd thing that turned out to have been made in a shared facility. But that is very unusual for me, Therefore I have concluded that eating out must be the issue, which I do a lot more of now. But I do need to put it to the test, and I hope to do this by not eating...
-
Hi Colin I share your frustration. My coeliac disease was diagnosed in 2013 and it took some years for my TTG levels to settle to normal levels in blood tests. I had to make a few significant changes at home to make sure our house was as gluten free as possible (I share a house with gluten eaters) but time and time again I found I was glutened...
-
Insomnia help
cristiana replied to hjayne19's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Totally agree, that is an excellent point. I tend to mention these vitamins and also ferritin, because in England (not sure about the rest of the UK) these are the tests generally offered routinely through our public health system. It is unusual to be offered much more than that. I was low normal/deficient in all three, and found that when I supplemented... -
Insomnia help
cristiana replied to hjayne19's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
PS... I help care for someone in their 90s, albeit part time, but have just been in hospital for a while with him and it has reminded me, even for someone in better physical shape, which I am now, thankfully, it can be very tough on one's health/sleep/mood. I think what I am trying to say is you are going through a lot all at once, it is not surprising that...
