Whoops! Is excessive gas a problem for you?

mowenlind · Post by **mowenlind** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:39 am

Sorry to bring this up, but does anyone else while suffering severe RLS suffer from excessive gas? Not as a result of medication, just simply miserable gas?

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Post by **ViewsAskew** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:19 am

I can't say I do. . .but I do have a possibility. Have you had RLS a long time and does anyone else in your family have it? The reason I ask is because there are many other conditions that can cause RLS - then it's called secondary. When you treat the other condition, the RLS often improves. One of those conditions is celiac disease. One of the symptoms of celiac is gas - along with many other GI symptoms. Of course, gas alone does not mean celiac, but it's worth looking into. 1 in 150 people have celiac, and about 80% are undiagnosed. Of those undiagosed, about 30% have RLS.

Of course, just a thought. . .

Haggi · Post by **Haggi** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:42 pm

It's not a problem for me.

It is, however, a problem for the passengers in my car. Especially when I lock the windows and turn off the vent.

mowenlind · Post by **mowenlind** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:03 pm

I am going to the neurologist 4/9 and will relate this. I have asked before if digestion could have anything to do with RLS and have been told no. Now we will see. Blessings

Aiken · Post by **Aiken** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:27 am

I've noticed a mechanical cause. My daytime RLS basically amounts to just enough irritation to bounce my knee most of the day. I've noticed that when I'm doing this, gas tends to percolate out a lot more.

Post by **ViewsAskew** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:40 am

Your neuro might not be aware of the relationship between celiac and RLS. He also may think that celiac is rare (it is only recently that they have learned it is far from rare). As of last year, a study showed that the average time to diagnosis was at least 8-10 years. Heck, many docs have as little idea about celiac as they do about RLS. BUT, as the DW of a man with celiac, I can assure you that the two do go together. They talk about it a lot over on the celiac board I frequent and every so often a person posts here to say that their RLS completely went away after their celiac diagnosis.

Again, this doesn't mean you have it. . .but it is totally worth having a blood test. And you need the RIGHT tests - may docs do not do the right ones.

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