Celiac Disease
Hi all,
I don't post much in the obstacles section, but I've been wondering lately about the possibility of having mild celiac disease (if you can have a mild case of it... I'm not sure).
My dad has celiac disease and my parents basically know everything about it. He has it so bad (again with the degree of disease) that for awhile he had to get an iron infusion every month or two. He's finally got normal iron levels (though normal for a female), so that's great. But I know it's got a strong genetic component and I was thinking of getting tested. I haven't thought much about it until recently when I've been really lethargic and sick feeling. I know there are other symptoms, and my dieting hasn't been going well because of my medications, but when I went home to visit my parents I ate almost no gluten (none for breakfast or usually lunch, and only when I went out for dinner) because my parents don't keep gluten in the house. I felt great the whole week, and I wonder if there's a correlation. I've been losing a lot of weight recently, despite my attempts at eating more (I posted about this in another forum on here), and I feel downright anemic.
I don't know, maybe I'm paranoid. But I eat a lot of wheat (not to mention the fact that I work for a bread company!!), and I can't help but wonder.
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