Celiac Disease

[SweetRain1120]

i have been diagnosed with Celiac disease. I have not found a good nutrition guide to help. Plus, i have been told I have a severe Vitamin D deficiency, having to take 50,000 unit 2 times a week and still not reaching good levels, i have malabsorbption issues, and have also been recently told I have pagets disease of the spin and hips. I have nerve damage from t7 to s1 which makes life very painful at times. I have been having problems losing weight, and been extremely tired.
If anyone has any suggestions for me please feel free to respond.
I regularly see doctors, but am getting nowhere, and don't want to be on pain meds for the rest of my life.
And are these above problems signs of Lupus? It runs in my family.

[Dr Santos]

Hi,
How are you? Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue resulting to inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and lungs. There is a wide range of symptoms and diagnosis using the guidelines established by The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is needed. Discuss this with your doctor for proper management.
You can also try medhelp's celiac disease forum ( http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Celiac-Sprue-Disease/show/226)
Take care and do keep us posted.

[FurballsMom]

I don't really know a whole lot about Lupus, but I do know that magnesium is essential for getting the most out of vitamin D.  I've had vitamin D deficiency myself.  Plus, possible undiagnosed Celiac.  When I learned about the importance of magnesium from newsletters from the Vitamin D Council, that's what made the difference in my vitamin D levels.