A Pulse article on Coeliac Disease.

[Moggie]

Article on Coeliac disease and its relationship between thyroid illness and diabetes.

dub120.mail.live.com/defaul...

And down the right hand side of the page I found this.

thinkcoeliac.co.uk/thyroid

Moggie x

[Moggie]

How I wish this guy was my doctor.

Louise - we will have to track him down and put him on "The List".lol.

Moggie x

[alangardner]

read/heard this 3 times and cannot believe we havn't heard of him before .....he gives common sense to a tangent that I for one have never thought about ---- and it does make sense when you look at the whole situation of your health problems [ maybe this disease can explain some of the problems that many people on this site are encountering ] ......he seems to be a THINKING DOCTOR ==== because he does not state that ' this is the problem ' but that this may be an optimal avenue to investigate [ if only to eliminate ] .....ALL POWER TO HIM AND LONG MAY HE FIGHT ......alan xxxxx

[shaws Administrator]

I agree, it is an excellent article.

[Hidden]

I have Graves and Hashimotos Antibodies, I have had a TT removal in June, and Gallbladder removal in Nov, however I have a hiatus Hernia, and I am still suffering every day from GORD, migraines every day, tired all the time, weak muscles, no energy, dizzy spells, heart palps...and so on..... I take Levo 50 mcg and t3 20 mcg, gaviscon, ramipril for high blood pressure, selenium , magnesium, multi vits, calcium with Vit D, for poor bone health, I have severe TED still very active after over 2 years, eye drops are Systane,..... I now find it impossible to go out alone because of my heart palps and loss of energy... I asked my GP to test for coeliac disease and the test came back negative no further action needed......!!! On reading this excellent info. Should I go back to my GP and ask for further testing as only tissue transglutaminase lgA level was tested according to this info lGA endomysial antibodies EMA and lGA deficiency, should also have been tested!!!!! And then if negative result comes back they should test for lGA tTG or lgG EMA ......if I had not seen this article I would have done as instructed 'no further action required' ...hmmmmmmm....LIVID again...

[Moggie in reply to Hidden]

Can you print the article out to take to your GP and also write the "Think Coeliac" web address down for him - it is for doctors (which you could advise him of) so he should not be apposed to looking at it.

Moggie x

[Hidden in reply to Moggie]

Thanks Moggie, but my doctors don't like me taking printouts.....I'll try. ...they are arrogant so and so's...,

[humanbean]

Your first link asks me to sign in to Microsoft Outlook, it is not a Pulse article.

[Moggie in reply to humanbean]

Sorry tried all way around it to try and get it in a different format but cant seem to figure it out.

If I can figure it out I will edit the link.

Moggie x

[humanbean in reply to Moggie]

Thanks for trying.

[Moggie in reply to humanbean]

There is nothing worse, is there, when someone posts something that you cant gain access to. Sorry.

Moggie x

[Moggie in reply to humanbean]

Try this:

Coeliac disease and related conditions

Coeliac disease is caused by a heightened immunological response to gluten in genetically susceptible people. Once triggered, the disease process can only be treated by eliminating gluten from the diet for life.1

Historically, coeliac disease was believed to be uncommon; however, population-based studies have now revealed that it occurs more often than previously thought. In the UK, the prevalence of coeliac disease ranges between 0.8% and 1.9% - although only 10-15% are diagnosed.2

The prevalence of coeliac disease is considered to be greater in people with autoimmune conditions, such as type 1 diabetes or autoimmune thyroid disease, and in first-degree relatives of people with coeliac disease.

• Type 1 diabetes - approximately 2-4% are affected by coeliac disease

• Autoimmune thyroid disease - approximately 2-4% are affected by coeliac disease.

• First degree relatives - 5-19% incidence

• Increased incidence in patients with Down's syndrome

• Selective IgA deficiency - approximately 10% are affected by coeliac disease3

Coeliac disease is traditionally associated with gastrointestinal symptoms (such as diarrhoea, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation and indigestion), because chronic inflammation of the small intestine is a feature of the immune response to gluten.2

In fact, symptoms for coeliac disease may be similar to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and consequently misdiagnosis with IBS may occur.1

However, non-gastrointestinal features of coeliac disease are increasingly being recognised in people presenting with the disease.

Delayed diagnosis is a concern as it means the symptoms of coeliac disease remain untreated and because of the possible long-term effects of undiagnosed coeliac disease.2

Small bowel cancer and osteoporosis, for example, are complications of undiagnosed coeliac disease. Once on a gluten-free diet, the patient's risk of malignancy is reduced to that of the general population. However, the increased risk of osteoporosis in the coeliac population persists due to less effective absorption.1

Is that better.

Moggie x

[sarahstevenson]

Many thanks for posting Moggie added to tomorrow's reading list - my adult son with many symptoms similar to my Hashi spectrum has been told he is 70% likely to have coeliac - still waiting for follow up appt end of this month.

[Moggie in reply to sarahstevenson]

You'll have to let me know what the outcome is as I have found some really interesting Coeliac articles on the pulse website that you might be interested in.

It goes without saying that I hope he has not got coeliac but if he is unfortunately diagnosed with it I'll keep a look out for you.

Moggie x