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...
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...
