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Welcome to ThisIsMS, mcrow24. Since my current focus is on possible vitamin B12 deficiencies in either the blood or the tissues, I hope one of your doctors has ordered the initial tests to rule out that possibility. Your celiac disease could have interfered with B12 absorption for years, during whi...

excellent. fyi, lab tests are extremely poor at flagging nutrient deficiencies. research has clearly identified treatable nutrient deficiency occurring within established 'normal' (ie bell curve) ranges. ms patients have low to mid ranges nutrient levels, while healthy controls have high normal lev...

Talked to my Celiac specialist, he's going to order labs to test for vitamins/minerals...ect. Also going to do the Celiac antibodies, to make sure that they are improving. However, he says given that other than vitamin D I have not had much issue in the past in absorbing nutrients that he's pretty s...

I just sent an email to my Celiac Specialist to see what he has to say as well.

ah ok. with celiac nutrient absorption challenges in the mix i would not really be surprised if you ended up with a similar array of nutrient depletion issues to those seen in ms - and along with the depletion, the symptoms. gluten free is a good start in terms of minimizing anti-nutrient intake, b...

hey there, welcome to the forum :) quick question - how's your diet and lifestyle typically? Diet is hit or miss, though I do follow strict gluten free because of my Celiac disease. I've been maintaining weight. I can't eat most baked goods and a lot of sweets in general due to gluten. I have been ...

Not expecting a diagnosis here, but just if it sounds like things MS would cause: I'm male and 37 years old. Pain in the face, right side only. Mostly in the cheek area, sometimes in the jaw. It's like a charlie horse but sometimes burns. I thought it was a tooth issue at first but the dentist says ...