Blood test tomorrow - does this sound like celiacs?

truly · Joined: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 1

hi, i'm new!

I had a baby 12 months ago and since then i've been having the following symptoms:

random diarrhea (particulary after eating bread)

reccurent mouth ulcers (i ALWAYS have one)

cold spots on my legs

numbness in my wrist and hand

a random patch of what looked like dh on my finger which was there for months but has now gone

tiredness

very irregular periods

Also what should i say to my doctor? should i just tell him the symptoms or should i suggest celiac disease?

Thank you in advance

ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4294 Location: Nebraska

Hey Truly! Welcome to the board! Smile

First of all, please keep in mind that none of us are doctors. So we can't (and won't) diagnose you.

cruelshoes · Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 2688 Location: Washington State

Hi, Truly. I'm glad you are here, but sorry you have been having trouble. There are literally hundreds of symptoms of celiac. Yours are among them, but they could be indicative of other things as well. Celiac generally is triggered by an event (illness, trauma, pregnancy), so the timeline could work. It seems reasonable to suggest the celiac bloodwork to your doctor as one thing to look at.

Let us know how you are doing.
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Dx 8/05 via bloodwork/biopsy
10-YO son Dx 11/05 via bloodwork/biopsy
Daughters (12 and 2) have neg. bloodwork

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