Thank you so much for putting my mind at ease. I just freaked out I guess. I have just been to the doc (i had an appointment anyway today) and she didnt seem to know anything about a link but refered me to a gyno/obgyn so I will ask them. I am hoping that it was just a co-incidence about the M/C,I wasnt diagnosed with ceoliacs at the time, but i was suffering from it very badly at the time. The MC could have been from the reasons that I orginially thought, or it may have been because i was quite underweight at the time because of the undiagnosed celiacs.
Talking to my doc put my mind at ease a bit though. My thoery is, she is a doctor so if it was a defiant link between the 2 she would know about it, so maybe it is rarer symptom?? Plus my ceolics is very much undercontrol now and I have put all the wight back on, and dont have many dramas from it at all...
i think maybe the lesson I should take from this is to follow DP advice and to stop researching on the net!!!!!!!!
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There is a definite link with coeliac disease, infertility and increased rates of miscarriage. Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disease and your body fights anything it sees as a threat unfortunately this includes babies as your body isn't healthy enough to support it.. Don't let your ob talk you out of getting tested. Go to your GP and get a referral to a gastroenterologist to be sure. Because coeliac disease doesn't allow the absorption of nutrients you have increased risks of pre-term birth, low birth weights and things such as spina bifida(due to an inability to absorb folic acid) I have been sick for 13 years and was diagnosed with fructose malabsorption 18 months ago and still wasn't well and we were having issues conceiving. We have been trying for awhile without much success and have had one miscarriage. I am now seeing a gastroenterologist who is doing gene testing to confirm that he thinks I also have Coeliac disease. The good thing is that once diagnosed and on a gluten free diet your body should return to normal and the chances of conceiving and carring a bub to term are the same as any "normal" person. Keep positive, and get tested!!
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. Don't let your ob talk you out of getting tested. Go to your GP and get a referral to a gastroenterologist to be sure. Because coeliac disease doesn't allow the absorption of nutrients you have increased risks of pre-term birth, low birth weights and things such as spina bifida(due to an inability to absorb folic acid)
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