<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hello Can anyone help me please. I live in England and have been ill for some 23 years. I have only just realised that my symptoms are probably caused by Celiac Disease. I changed my doctor recently and the new one is much more familiar with the different presentations of celiac and referred me immediately following a spinal MRI scan which showed abnormalities caused by deficiencies of vitimin B12 and folic acid. The previous doctor could find no explanation for my terrible illness (and weight gain - yes, gain) and blamed psychological causes. My appointment with the specialist (gastroenterologist) is not until December and I am supposed to stay on a gluten rich diet til then. I am being driven mad by itching on my scalp, back, knees and buttocks. Even where there is no rash, the skin drives me crazy. Is there anything I can do to ease this while I wait for the appointment? The symptoms march on relentlessly, the gastric and bone pain is really bad, especially at night and I am at my wits end with worry. I have been night blind for some time, but now even my daytime vision is interfered with by glare and dazzle. Apart from cutting out the gluten, is there anything I can take or do to ease the symptoms? Sheila