CC and pregnancy

MBombardier · Post by **MBombardier** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:26 pm

Thyroid disease, the autoimmune variety that it seems many with gluten-intolerance have, is directly implicated in miscarriages. I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis that was diagnosed ten years ago. I have had five miscarriages and four children carried to term.

I don't know if you have had your thyroid levels checked recently, but since you have been diagnosed with CC (I was diagnosed with CC in Sept. 2010), checking your thyroid levels may be a good idea.

Having a miscarriage is devastating. I believe that children who die in the womb or who are not very old go straight to heaven. It makes heaven more real to me to know that I will meet five of my children there when I die.

Lesley · Post by **Lesley** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 5:03 pm

It is devastating. I often wonder what they would have been like. I have 3 such wonderful kids I can't imagine anyone being better. But I still wonder....

My thyroid is fine, unless the tests are flawed again.

Sorry about your lost babies Marliss. Glad you have 4 great ones.

Belle · Post by **Belle** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:55 pm

Thanks so much for all your responses. I have started going off gluten but for some reason actually felt worse the past few days. I basically fasted today and had less pain only because I did not eat, although I still made several trips to the bathroom. it was impossible and crazy. I felt so weak. I was on Azacol and recently upped the dose. I'm wondering if that's why my symptoms became worse. I was in excruciating pain on Friday night. I really want my life back. I am finding this all extremely difficult. If I want my Dr. to test me for different food sensitivities that enterolab does- what kind of tests do I ask for? Will he know what it is or should I just do it with enterolab? I'm only hesitating because of the money.
Thanks again

Belle · Post by **Belle** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:56 pm

I did have my thyroid checked and it was fine thank G-d.

Post by **tex** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:53 pm

Belle wrote:I was on Azacol and recently upped the dose. I'm wondering if that's why my symptoms became worse. I was in excruciating pain on Friday night.

Many of us can't tolerate Asacol - it just makes us sicker, so there's a good chance that it could be the reason why you're feeling worse.

Enterolab has not licensed their technology to any other labs, so they are the only source of stool tests that are accurate enough to be reliable for the type of food sensitivities that we have. A few GI docs are beginning to recognize the value of the Enterolab tests, but many of them are still not familiar with them, and so they won't recommend them, because most of the labs that previously offered stool tests were not reliable, so many doctors don't trust labs that offer such tests.

You can e-mail or call Enterolab to get the billing codes for the tests that you are interested in, and then call your insurance company, to find out if they cover those tests. Some require a doctor to order the tests, and some don't, but if they won't pay for the tests, then it's a moot point, anyway.

Tex