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Celiac: Anyone have any experience with malabsorption?
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Sep 15, 2022 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
ensign60 I was diagnosed with Celiac disease 12 years ago after losing 25 pounds. I work hard at gaining my weight back with at least 3000 Gluten free safe calories per day. Fourteen years ago I weighed 165 and in spite of eating healthy and a lot I have never managed to get above 145. As far as the Villa are concerned I have been told by several doctors that the villi is never totally cured but being careful of what you eat will keep it from getting any worse. I have been told that malabsorption is the cause of my continuing fight with my weight. I know I don't absorb calcium and I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis eight years ago and that caused my bone structure to weigh less. I take calcium daily and get a shot of Prolia every 6 months. Our only choice at this point is to eat carefully, exercise regularly and hope that a breakthrough medicine will be developed soon.
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Like mothermary1, I too give myself B12 injections weekly.
One of the first symptoms of CD beyond the classic alternating constipation and diarrhea is pernicious anemia caused by inability to absorb B12 and Calcium!
What is unfortunate about the dramatic reduction of B12 is that B12 is not given enough credit for the positive roles that it plays in proper body functioning.
An example is its powerful anti-inflammatory capabilities. In the early stages of building my CD management process my MD would prescribe CRP blood tests then B12 injections and then a followup blood test.
The concept was that inflammation is as or more dangerous than CD and the fact that B12 reduced my high CRP levels made the periodic injections a significant management tool.
At 75 and having had my first CD symptoms 40 years ago, my management process is palliative and not curative! CD is only manageable and not curable. And the damage it can do prior to becoming gluten free is permanent.
The trick to dealing with CD is to pay attention to any new symptoms that develop, adopt any known methods for treating these new symptoms, and above all stay 100% gluten free!
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I do not have celiac, but SIBO and diarrhea have made it difficult to keep my vitamin D level up. I take a high dose and monitor results through the Grassroots group .
Have you tried any of the Bari Melts that are used for people who have had gastric bypass surgery and malabsorb vitamins. I tried a calcium/magnesium one looking for a way to absorb magnesium without triggering diarrhea. Sublingual absorption lets you bypass the stomach. I do that for vitamin B also because I get a stomachache from vitamin B.