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Elizabeth Jenkins wrote that she has been diagnosed (5 days ago) with CD
and also with iron and folate deficiencies. She had been diagnosed with
chronic fatigue symptoms 6 years ago. Elizabeth asked how long it would
take on a gluten-free diet before her symptoms go away.

I am responding because I also had iron, folate, and B-12 deficiencies
shortly after being diagnosed with CD. About that time, I had both
balance problems and problems with word substitution, for which the
technical name is paraphasia. The balance problem, which kept me from
being able to walk a straight line down the street, went away several
months after I began monthly B-12 shots to correct pernicious anemia.
After the B-12 problem was taken care of, my folate levels returned to
normal. The paraphasia appeared a few months later and disappeared a few
months after that.  I'm not sure if it was a late-appearing reaction to
the B-12 and folate deficiencies or a response to the small amounts of
gluten I was getting in my diet at that time.

Elizabeth, the good news is that at least one other person has had
problems remarkably similar to yours, and they did get better. However,
if your pattern is the same as mine, it may take several months.
Nancy Jackson, Iowa City, IA. USA
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