Query on behalf of my wife...

[Goodisonblue]

Hi everyone

I'm writing this on behalf of my wife who is 29
Over the last few months, she has been getting tingling, numbness and burning in face, hands and feets as well as muscle twitching.

She is very concerned that she may have MS but I was wondering if she may have Coeliac because recently she has been getting stomach ache after eating bread or other wheat based products such as pizza and I read that the neuro symptoms listed above can be produced by coeliac

So a few questions...
a). Is Coeliac something that can just develop at any time in life
b). Can the symptoms come in patches - ie go a while without any and then get a batch of them together
c). Is it something that is shared in family genes as her sister also has gluten intolerance

Many thanks for any assistance offered.

Mark and Hazel

[Professor]

[Guest]

Thanks - much appreciated

She hasn't said anything to the doctor yet about possible coeliac/gluten issue because she wants to be refered for the ms tests for peace of mind and she's worried the doctor would just go ' oh yeah must be food intolerance and then not refer her for the ms tests.

[aklap]

Hi Goodisonblue,

Welcome to the board!! It very caring of you to be doing research on your wifes behalf!!

Often times CD is misdiagnosed as MS - so keep CD in the back of your mind. Heck - even in the forefront

The numbness & tingling can also be b12 deficency. Here some more B12 Info What she maybe experiencing is called Peripheral Neuropathy. I have this...and it is not exactly fun. I am sorry you wife must deal with this.

Also see Our thread on The Gluten File and Neurological Manifestations of Gluten Sensitivity.

I don't think you'll have to worry about having the food intolerances tested BEFORE anything else. Most times they are never looked at or are the very last things. Often dismissed as bogus or "it's all in your head".

Good luck in your knowledge quest!!

Judging by your spelling of Celiac...you must be "across the pond"
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[Guest]

Hi Aklap

Thanks for reply and very interesting links.

Yes we are from the Uk

She is a vegetarian so we did consider a B12 deficency but her doctor said she would be getting the tingling all the time then, rather than in patches so not too sure about that

[Goodisonblue]

Sorry, meant to login before I posted that ! d'oh

[Maria1223]

HI everyone,
It's been a long time since I've been on. I have had a long period of my bones hurting alot they say that I don't have neuro. but I'm going to be tested for MS. first I get the tingling than the hurting starts It is from the waist down. My Dr got me handicap tags & handicap parking spot in front of my house. can't park in my driveway it is very steep can't walk it.