Tiffany I wanted to let you know that I was diagnosed because I couldn’t sleep. Over time I realised that I couldn’t sleep because of abdominal pain however, prior to that my GP at the time thought I was suffering from anxiety and referred me to a...
Deborah My brother was diagnosed in December 1995 with a blood test and endoscopy, looking like a skeleton! The doctors had no idea why he was having these extreme symptoms, endless diarrhoea. My father suggested to the Doctor our first cousin had been...
Belinda I had no gut symptoms at all …..had a few “itchy ” patches of skin that would not go away….ever so tired and eventually one single but very large mouth ulcer on my tongue. I was so surprised to be diagnosed as I had very little...
Nicole I had my third child and while pregnant struggled with my iron. I was just told to get it up and take iron supplements. After having my baby, I felt terrible I went to the doctor and had a blood test done where I was asked to come back for another test,...
Debbie After my first child was born, I failed to put on much weight. Had no problems with falling pregnant again, but when 2nd child born in April 1984 I failed to thrive and had continuous bouts of diarrhoea. Diagnosed Sept 1984 started very strict difficult...
Judy Prior to my diagnosis, which took about 7 years from the time I started to really notice symptoms, I suffered the following health issues: – lack of iron and vitamin D, levels not holding despite weekly injections – bone...
