[joyguide]

Hi ladies,

Even though the docs have told me up and down and all over the place that my miscarriages are not due to anything I did or didn't do during the pregnancy, a little piece of me always wonders. And this is why...after doing a pretty intense dietary cleanse back in August, I discovered that I have a fairly significant intolerance to foods in the nightshade family - potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, a mild intolerance to wheat and a (known) intolerance to dairy. Nothing diagnosed by doctors, but by my personal experience. Before I got pregnant and after the cleanse, I ate a diet with nearly zero of any of those foods (VERY difficult in today's society, I'll have ya know!) with the only deviation being the occasional yogurt or cheese or whole wheat bread, but I kept the peppers/tomatoes/potatoes to nearly zero, since ingesting them gives me terriblle arthritis like joint pain for several days afterwards, congestion and inflammation. Wheat just makes me feel congested, and dairy, well, its the typical dairy gastrointestinal fun and joy.

When I was pregnant, all I wanted to eat and keep down was...you guessed it...wheat, cheese, dairy, potatoes and tomatoes...and spicy pepper stuff. Might an autoimmune or allergic reaction cause a challenge with a developing fetus, especially if there may have been some predisposed issues before? Again...nothing has been diagnosed by a doctor...and my reactions were nothing super serious like trouble breathing or hives.

I am going to ask my docs of course, but am wondering if anyone's heard of anything like this in the past, or has had experiences with it. I'm definitely elminating these from my diet as I'm heading back into TTC territory, and am wondering if it might make sense to keep them to a minimum when I do conceive again. Altthough cravings are awfully hard to resist!

[tobi4]

The only information I can offer is that celiac disease can cause early m/c. Heres a link. Fertility, Pregnancy, Miscarriage and Celiac Disease
Im sorry for your loss. hugs

[Pame£a]

I was thinking celiac as well. There is a mom in my playroom that has it, she too had a early mc and then went on to get pregnant again and she is having her baby today!

I would definately talk to your dr if you think you may have it.

hugs

[.:Shortcake:.]

It wouldn't hurt to ask your doctor but I wouldn't beat yourself up over it hun. Hugs