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Have Refractory Sprue, Celiac Disease. Taking Prednisone, Levaquin. Head Pressure, Vomiting, Swelling Below Eye. Help
I have refractory sprue, celiac disease, diagnosed late life, and taken prednisone, levaquin, etc occasionally when its rough. But now I have a lot of pressure inside my head, NOT a headache, vomiting, yesterday my eyes had a lot of fluid above them, pop eyed looking, but today, the swelling has dropped below my eye and even into my cheek. I am in Mexico and not in the United States and there are not a lot of Celiacs here so it makes doctors harder to find that can help me. I do have neurological problems, not much sensitvity in extrmeities at times, and a left eye that likes to close. I dont know much else to say other than my head inside pressure will not go away. I feel like Im in a cockpit and need to come down.Thanks
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
Hi,
Thank you for posting your question here, I will try to answer it to the best of my abilities.
I am surprised that your doctors are prescribing you with prednisone and levaquin, you dont need either of them for celiac disease.
What you need to do is change your diet, you need a gluten free diet. Which means you need to avoid the following -
wheat
barley
graham flour
malt
rye
and essentially almost any form of wheat
I recommend you see a dietitian, he can tell you properly what food you can eat and what you cant. Once you stop eating food with gluten in it your condition should improve.
You can also discuss with your dietitian whether or not you can take any vitamin and mineral supplements.
I hope this answered your question.
Thank you for posting your question here, I will try to answer it to the best of my abilities.
I am surprised that your doctors are prescribing you with prednisone and levaquin, you dont need either of them for celiac disease.
What you need to do is change your diet, you need a gluten free diet. Which means you need to avoid the following -
wheat
barley
graham flour
malt
rye
and essentially almost any form of wheat
I recommend you see a dietitian, he can tell you properly what food you can eat and what you cant. Once you stop eating food with gluten in it your condition should improve.
You can also discuss with your dietitian whether or not you can take any vitamin and mineral supplements.
I hope this answered your question.
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