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Hi, I am new here and have searched the archives and cannot seem to find the
answers to these questions:
I am newly diagnosed(4 mths) and 5 wks pregnant. Although always lactose
intolerant, I seemed to be able to tolerate lactose after a few weeks of GF
diet. Now that I am pregnant, I had a reaction so severe that I ended up in
the hospital from a little butter in a GF cake. Now I am even more
interested than ever in obtaining advice on GF diet in pregnancy, and any
other precautions that I should take.
Part of my celiac/lactose is that I get incredible, debilitating burps.
Does anyone have any good remedies for this? I am still having problems in
pregnancy, and concerned - b/c I have been GF for 4 mths now (although there
have been a few mistakes as I learned what was and wasn't OK) and now am
starting to have burps again. I know how to figure out which meds are OK for
pregnancy, but not how to check for GF.
And last, I had typical symptoms of Celiac, however, as I got closer and
closer to diagnosis, my reactions became more and more severe. Now, if I
have the tiniest bit of gluten, my body shuts down. I almost immediately
cannot speak, I get so weak I can't pick up a spoon, I almost pass out,
although my vital signs seem to be normal - and then a few hours later the
intestinal symptoms start. Does anyone else experience this? My doctor
prescribed Singulair and it seems to help with all of the non-intestinal
symptoms, although the longer I am GF, the less it seems to help. These same
symptoms occur with lactose/sucrose ingestion when I am lacking in those
enzymes.
I live in South America, but will be visiting San Antonio, Texas for
Christmas and would like to visit a doc who has experience with Celiac and
might be able to do some testing for my son. Any recommendations?
Next time should I write 4 seperate messages? Please respond to me directly
if you do not feel that the information is pertinant to all. I am still
trying to get the hang of this.
Many thanks,
Emily Low
Quito, Ecuador
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