celiac disease

[katrina39]

I WAS BORN WITH CELIAC DISEASE, BUT IT NEVER BECAME APPARENT UNTIL MY FIFTIES...  I SEE A SPECIALIST AND HE HAS ME ON MISOPROSTOL TO HELP ME WITH CONSTIPATION...  I AM HAVING A TERRIBLE TIME WITH THIS PROBLEM, FOR AWHILE IT SEEMED I HAD IT UNDER CONTROL AND NOW IT SEEMS I DON'T...  I TAKE THIS MED FOUR TIMES PER DAY, AND I ALSO TAKE ALOE THREE TIMES DAILY...  MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT THE ALOE WOULD JUST MAKE ME GO TO THE BATHROOM MORE OFTEN, BUT IT IS NOT DOING THAT NOW...  DOES ANYONE KNOW, IS CONSTIPATION DUE TO GLUTEN COMING INTO MY SYSTEM AND I DON'T KNOW IT, OR IS THIS MORE OF A COMMON THING FOR CELIAC'S...  I SEE HIM IN A MONTH, BUT I WANTED TO TRY AND GET THIS UNDER CONTROL BEFORE THEN...  I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING SINCE I REALLY ADHER TO A STRICT GLUTEN FREE DIET...  I HAVE LOST 41 POUNDS SINCE DIAGNOSED IN 2007...  CAN ANYONE GIVE ME SOME THOUGHTS OR ADVISE...  THANKS FOR ANY AND ALL HELP...

[katrina39]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE...  I DID NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT CASEIN-FREE DIET, BUT I KNOW AS TIME HAS GONE ON, I HAVE HAD TO ELIMINATE MORE AND MORE FOODS BECAUSE OF MY SENSITIVITY TO THEM...

YOUR HUBBY WILL BE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS...  THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO THINK OF ME...

[CalGal]

My husband has an issue with gluten, and follows a strict gluten-free, casein-free diet since he found out he was cross-reactive to casein. Unlike many celiacs who have diarrhea, he had mild constipation.

You may want to see if you're cross-reactive to casein. Many people with celiac disease are. It doesn't automatically mean constipation, but it can also impact your digestive system adversely, so it's something to check out.