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Carol in BC writes:

>I'm fairly new at this disease; why do we get chest pain?  I get short
>of breath when I have the chest pain. thanks.

I recently had a bad gluten accident after eating out at a restaurant.
Symptoms included:  severe nausea, severe diarrhea, achiness in neck and
back and a low grade fever.  The symptoms lasted one night and caused me to
be very dehydrated.  I ended up at the urgent care next day to get a shot
for the nausea and three bags intravenous fluids.  (no one else got sick, so
we are pretty sure that it was not food poisoning)

Then the chest pain started.  I attributed this to the stress and strain
from vomiting so violently.  The Dr. at the urgent care thought that I had
aspirated some of the fluids, and felt that this was the problem.  She put
me on antibiotics.  The pain and chest tightness lasted two days.

Now I am not so sure that either she or I were correct.  How many of us
suffer from chest pain and shortness of breath with a gluten incident?  Is
this a symptom of the disease, or is it something else entirely?

Any learned types on the list who have an opinion as to the cause?

TIA,
Lynda Swink
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