Is burning shins part of coeliac disease?
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Hi people, so sorry I keep asking on here, but due to my Dyspraxia I find new groups and change really hard to cope with. I have 1 simple question to ask to any one on here who has coeliac disease - do you get burning shin pain? I am persistently plagued by this, day after day. I am booked in to my doctors on Thursday, if I get an appointment. I now have reached the point where I could cry! Please help this PHYSICALLY HURTS. Thanks
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jeremy04366 sam18386
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Yes!!!!! You are the only other person ive heard get this. They feel like shin splints. Never had them before this. I could never get my docs to take it seriously or relate it. But, i feel your pain. Its horrible
sam18386 jeremy04366
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thank you, thought as much! my doctor said it's a trapped nerve. she neve listens, thought it was too coincidental!
sam18386 jeremy04366
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help, i feel sick with this pain, how do i stop it, or what do i do/take for it?
jeremy04366 sam18386
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thats a tough one...are you talking about your chin pain? I could only take Tylenol due to advil giving me stomach ulcers. I did stay off my feet for a few days ..as much as possible , when it was at its worst. Mine eventually wore itself out or burned out and stopped but it lasted quite a while. Epson salt baths always helped me. A hot bath with epson salt...soaking for awhile...did ease the pain. Do you have any bruising on your chins too? i had some on occasion with my chin pain.
sam18386 jeremy04366
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the pain is making me feel sick, the only thing to stop the pain is either stretching the muscles or shaking my legs. i have physio on friday so i',ll ask what i do then.
jeremy04366 sam18386
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i did have some therapeutic messages done on my legs...i had them done on.my shins too during this time. I hope it goes well
sam18386 jeremy04366
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hi Jeremy, i feel like sawing my leg off, i am only getting this in one leg. failing that or ask physio on Friday and see what they say.
sam18386 jeremy04366
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hi jeremy, can i ask if you were ever told you had low vit d levels? i am awairing a dexa scan, to do with osteoporosis, but am still getting the burning shin pain. i want to chop my leg off bit drastic do you think?
jeremy04366 sam18386
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yes ..my vitamin D was level 10. I was extremely low, took a while but they are back up naturally now thankfully. I understand that feeling of wanting to cut your leg off....its brutal. The burning was very painful, hope you get good results
sam18386 jeremy04366
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hi jeremy who did you ask at your doctors about vitamins? my doctor won't check my levels. do i ask the nurse? confused!
jeremy04366 sam18386
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hi sam
I asked my doctor...well,no. I told my doctor i wanted my B12 and vitamin D checked...i wouldnt take no for an answer. Since im paying for it, i was like "if i want it....do it" If your doctor doesn't seem to want to...maybe you can mention it to the nurse. But , he should do that for you as it should be a basic test.
sam18386 jeremy04366
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hi jeremy, i have spoken to my doctor and she said at that doctors they wouldn't redo any tests until 3:months+ had gone by! i did say i wanted to make sure all my vitamin levels are up to date, it's like getting through to concrete.
jeremy04366 sam18386
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yes its tough. If the doctors were in our position, they would order tests for themselves immediately. Its troubling and frustrating when doctors seem to pass us over
sam18386 jeremy04366
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grrrr!the pain is awful! i was offered an ibuprofen gel. that's crxc.
jeremy04366 sam18386
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I wished i could take Ibuprofen, Tylenol never helps me with anything. My stomach is so darn sensitive , i cant take anything but Tylenol
sam18386 jeremy04366
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but what is tylenol?
jeremy04366 sam18386
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the weakest pain reliever ever made:-)
sam18386 jeremy04366
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why take it then?
jeremy04366 sam18386
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its the only form of pain reliever i can take, i guess something may be better than nothing, but headaches are about the only thing it helps me with
sam18386 jeremy04366
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no, no there's a better cure than that that cures everything - chocolate!!!
jeremy04366 sam18386
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love chocolate...but i cant eat much. Dairy gives me fits
sam18386 jeremy04366
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well i have seen in the shops lacto free chocolate, what about trying that?