Here are some links I've found while researching celiac disease in regard to fibromyalgia and diet/ food sensitivities/ gut health. People with celiac disease are sometimes misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia before celiac disease is discovered.
Fibromyalgia: Elimination Diet May Ease Fibromyalgia
Chronic Fatigue, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Mistaken For Celiac Disease ImmuneSupport.com
FIBROMYALGIA: WHAT DOCTORS DON'T KNOW OR TELL PATIENTS
Is it FMS, CFS, or Celiac Disease?
Nutritional Healing on CFS/FMS
Also some PubMed abstracts that may offer some insight into how intertangled these conditions can be~
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Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) frequently have gastrointestinal symptoms and signs. This article critically reviews the available literature and concludes the following: evidence that inflammatory bowel disease is associated with FM is contradictory, but should be looked for in patients taking concomitant steroids; patients diagnosed with celiac disease often have a history of FM or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) that may or may not be present; reflux, nonulcer dyspepsia, and noncardiac chest pain are common in FM patients; medications used to manage pain, inflammation, and gastrointestinal complaints confound the management of FM; and IBS affects smooth muscles and the parasympathetic nervous system, while FM patients have complaints of striated muscles and dysfunction of the sympathetic nervous system. Of those patients with FM, 30% to 70% have concurrent IBS.
Fibromyalgia: the gastrointestinal link. PMID: 15361320 Oct 2004
In the initial survey (N = 1032 respondents), the median age at onset was 46 years, and the diagnosis of adult celiac disease was often delayed (median 12 months, with 21% delayed over 10 years). Only 32% of adults were underweight, and only about 50% reported frequent diarrhea and weight loss. A second survey documented that common presenting symptoms were fatigue (82%), abdominal pain (77%), bloating or gas (73%), and anemia (63%). Initial physician diagnoses were often irritable bowel syndrome (37%), psychological disorders (29%), and fibromyalgia (9%)
Presentations of adult celiac disease in a nationwide patient support group. PMID: 12741468
Results indicate that 70% (14/20) of the PFM patients had IBS and 65% (13/20) of the IBS patients had PFM. In conclusion, these results indicate that PFM and IBS frequently coexist. A common pathogenetic mechanism for both conditions is therefore suggested.
Primary fibromyalgia and the irritable bowel syndrome: different expressions of a common pathogenetic process. PMID: 2049586
Coeliac disease is a common finding among patients labelled as irritable bowel syndrome. In this sub-group, a gluten free diet may lead to a significant improvement in symptoms. Routine testing for coeliac disease may be indicated in all patients being evaluated for irritable bowel syndrome.
Coeliac disease presenting with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. PMID: 12869084
An association between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been found.
A link between irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia may be related to findings on lactulose breath testing. PMID: 15020342
This dietary intervention shows that many fibromyalgia subjects can be helped by a mostly raw vegetarian diet.
Fibromyalgia syndrome improved using a mostly raw vegetarian diet: an observational study PMID: 11602026
The elimination of MSG and other excitotoxins from the diets of patients with fibromyalgia offers a benign treatment option that has the potential for dramatic results in a subset of patients.
Relief of fibromyalgia symptoms following discontinuation of dietary excitotoxins. PMID: 11408989
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