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I'm proud to be supporting Coeliac Awareness Month this May! 🧡 Coeliac disease affects 1 in 100 people, so it’s not rare, yet only 36% of people with the condition in the UK are medically diagnosed. It’s time for that to change. I want to help Coeliac UK raise awareness and get more people on the road to recovery – it all starts with a simple free online self-assessment. My symptoms started in 2013 shortly after my wife and I sadly lost our daughter when she was only five weeks old in November of 2012. 💔 At the time I thought the way I felt could be related to my grief. As time progressed my wife fell pregnant again and we had had a healthy baby boy in 2014. At a time of such happiness, when my son was born, after the devastating loss of our daughter, I realised I just didn't feel 'right'. I was only 26 but would feel exhausted very easily, my brain would shut down half way through the day and walking up stairs felt like I had cement in my shoes. I was just so fatigued all the time. I went back and forth to my GP and he identified that I was deficient in, -Vitamin D -Calcium -Iron/folate After being put on medication, things didn't improve and after a period of two years of continued back and forth, I started experiencing symptoms that I would relate to IBS such as diarrhoea, stomach cramps and what I would describe as a feeling of seasickness. After a positive blood test for coeliac, I then got a biopsy eight months later and was diagnosed in 2016. 8 years on I am doing well, I have some other unrelated health issues that are under investigation but I am healthy, happy and in the fittest physical condition that I have probably ever been. My wife and I have two amazing kids who keep us smiling and coeliac disease hasn't stopped me living life. I now work at Coeliac UK after a career change and it is my mission to help contribute to changing the future for those diagnosed, especially our kids. If you're experiencing any of these symptoms or those highlighted in the Coeliac UK Awareness Campaign, please visit https://lnkd.in/ejBGnwAH and speak to your healthcare professional. #CoeliacStories #CoeliacAwarenessMonth See less