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| |  Posted 5/18/2005 8:03:41 PM | |
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| I was diagnosed with coeliac condition a couple of months ago. I am 21 and I have started my diet only 4 weeks ago. I was diagnosed after an endoscopy to find the cause of my constant heartburn. I have found that although my heartburn has eased I still get it 2-3 times a week and I am on the toilet 3-4 times a day. Do you have any indication on how long it will take for the damage to repair, and if I was to eat gluten by accident, what damage would this cause and for how long? What vitamins should I be taking if any? |
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| | | Posted 5/19/2005 1:17:18 PM | |
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| It took nearly two years on gluten free diet until my villi were normal. |
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| | | Posted 5/19/2005 1:22:47 PM | |
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| Please see: http://coeliac.info/suppboard/viewtopic.php?t=158 |
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| | | Posted 5/19/2005 3:02:01 PM | |
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| | It is so easy to remain exposed to gluten unwittingly and even the tiniest amounts will maintain the damage within the intestine. Sometimes really close questioning about your diet by a specialist dietician can reveal why your symptoms persist. One sufferer, for example discovered that they were unknowingly taking gluten in the bread they took at Holy Communion. It's also worth avoiding oats, soya products and lactose containing food stuffs as these can all produce persistence of symptoms in some people. You should take up to 1500mg of calcium daily and make sure your intake of vitamin D and iron is sufficient too by taking extra supplements if necessary. |
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| | | Posted 5/19/2005 5:37:23 PM | |
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| Much as I agree with Emily and Dr. Jones it seems to vary so widely.
My mother was getting gluten from giving the dog buiscuits... like Dr. Jones mentioned its often the last places we look.
However as Emily also says it can take a while....
The thing is you will feel increasingly better, even before they are fully repaired so don't dispair.
The older you are I think the longer it can take and some people never fully recover.
( Read the link to Dr. Fine on this. )
Its unfortunate that if we beleive Dr. Fine our chances of full recovery drop if we wait longer to become gluten free. That is if you wait for a positive biopsy you already have damage to your intensitines ...
For some reason Coealiac UK say it is dangerous to go on a GF diet without a positive biopsy.
I have never worked out why the say this?
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| | | Posted 5/19/2005 6:59:23 PM | |
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| Thankyou for your replies, Does anyone know how much calcium is in a pint of milk? I am still in my early stages of understanding foods that I can and can not eat and now after reading all the replies on this forum its seems practically impossible for me to go truly gluten free. I am the only member of my family with CD, and now I am worried that putting gluten free sausages and bread under the grill that has had normal sausages/burgers on it will mean it will become contaminated. Is this true? if so, It is as though after all this hard working in eating Gluten free foods hasn't worked as they have become contaminated. Also I know that the tinniest amount of gluten can affect you but is it limited? eg:// The more gluten I eat in one go the more damage is done? (eg;//Two slices of bread does double the damage than 1 slice.) |
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