Ward My GP noticed a dramatic decline in my iron levels in my annual blood test about 18 months ago (I was 78). He assumed it was from bleeding in the bowel and sent me for a colonoscopy. The colonoscopy showed my bowels were fine, so the surgeon who had previous...
Sally I’d had type 1 diabetes since childhood, and a couple of years after I’d had my child my iron levels came back on the low side, so my endocrinologist insisted that we test for coeliac disease. When it came back positive, I didn’t believe...
Patricia 30+ years of microcytic anaemia while donating blood…. asked if I was a coeliac and I said no but my father had low iron, he was diagnosed as a coeliac at 94, his brother at 85, my uncle had had bowel issues all his life but was told it was due to amoebic...
Hugh Teeth, I currently have 12 crowns. I was told that my teeth were compromised from Coeliac disease. I was told by a previous dentist that had I been diagnosed at an early age (I was 63 when diagnosed in 2008) I would probably not have required as many crowns or...
Amanda My 6yo son was diagnosed just before Christmas with Coeliac. Despite years of blood tests, it was our dentist who told us something wasn’t right, which eventually lead to the diagnosis. This seems to be a symptom that doesn’t appear to be included in the...
