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What Causes Headaches And Sore Throat When Suffering From Celiac Disease?

My child is almost ten and has celiac disease. She has virtually no allergies. Over the past couple of months she has been having terrible headaches, sore throat, chills - on and off, even when having fun. I have to pick her up from school b/c she can t bear it. No fevers and she is a straight A student. What could this be?
Mon, 5 Jan 2015
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Hi. Celiac disease is known to be associated with other autoimmune diseases like Thyroiditis, Sjogren disease and Peripheral neuropathy and epilepsy syndromes. Get a thyroid profile done to look for thyroid disorder in your child. Also due to chronic malabsorbtion, child develops neuropathies due to Vitamin B1 and B6 deficiency. Give your child Vitamin supplementation in form of Bcomplex capsules and Pyridoxine tablets. Also get A hemogram done to look for iron deficiency anemia. Get an ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY done to rule out Dilated cardiomyopathy and get an LFT to rule out Autoimmune hepatitis.
If your child doesnt improve on Vitamin supplementation, I suggest you consult a neurologist.
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What Causes Headaches And Sore Throat When Suffering From Celiac Disease?

Hi. Celiac disease is known to be associated with other autoimmune diseases like Thyroiditis, Sjogren disease and Peripheral neuropathy and epilepsy syndromes. Get a thyroid profile done to look for thyroid disorder in your child. Also due to chronic malabsorbtion, child develops neuropathies due to Vitamin B1 and B6 deficiency. Give your child Vitamin supplementation in form of Bcomplex capsules and Pyridoxine tablets. Also get A hemogram done to look for iron deficiency anemia. Get an ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY done to rule out Dilated cardiomyopathy and get an LFT to rule out Autoimmune hepatitis. If your child doesnt improve on Vitamin supplementation, I suggest you consult a neurologist.