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I have both systemic lupus
and Celiac.  I also have Type I diabetes and
Hashimoto's thyroid disease. 
Following is an overview of my medical history:
Type I diabetes: age 9
Hashimoto's Thyroid Disease: age 18
Systemic Lupus: age 22
Celiac: age 25 (however, I now know I've had this for
as long as I can remember) 

I have not yet noticed
any improvement in my lupus symptoms with a
gluten-free diet.  However, it is important to note
that I was recently diagnosed with Celiac; I've only
been on the gluten-fee diet for about two and a half
months.  Maybe (and I hope) they will improve in the
future.  However, my direct symptoms of Celiac have
GREATLY improved with the diet, namely sever stomach
pain and frequent vomiting after eating.
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My rheumatologist has not formally diagnosed lupus in my chart (I have 2 out of 3 STRONGly positive results - 3rd is currently negative)  but basically said I do have it and am on plaquenil.  Oddly enough I also have positive rheumatoid factor....lucky me.  
Auto-immune conditions tend to be hereditary and my experience indicates occur in clusters for some people....meaning having more than just one.
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Yes-yes!  I have it all!  I was first diagnosed with hypothyroid--still wasn't better, then they found out I had celiac--still not better completely after the GF diet....then came lupus all within a 2 year period.  It was very difficult, but I've learned to adjust--what else can you do?
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I was tested for Lupus they said I could possibly have it but needed to retest in 6 months.  After 6 months and the retest they said I didn't have it.  I was told I had fibromyalgia, IBS, spastic colon and given a lot of drugs.  After finding out on my own I was gluten intollerant and starting the diet most symptoms went away.
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I have been diagnosed with celiac disease for 2.5 yrs., but I was diagnosed with Lupus in 1973 & scleroderma after that. (Maybe if the celiac disease had been diagnosed 50 some yrs. sooner, I wouldn't be in advanced stages of lupus & scleroderma.)

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