How normal is severe back and joint pain?
Hi! So I'm making this post out of worry for my Fiancé who has been diagnosed for about a year now with Celiac and has only been getting worse back pain and joint pain. From what research I've done with a complete gluten free diet the pain should go away but in these past few months he has been coming home from work in tears because of how much pain he is in and he's only 19 and now using a cane and it still doesn't help the best.
On the medical side he has gotten tested and ruled out for osteoporosis and we have an appointment soon to get an x ray to be tested for arthritis. His doctors really haven't been much help with the pain and said they think it's just cross contamination and they won't test for anything more for another year.
As the only one who cooks in my house I have done my absolute best to cut as much cross contamination out as I can but I know for certain everything I've cooked for him is 100% gluten free but when it comes to cross contamination in like silverware oven and microwave I really can't do much other than scrub it the best I can and pray.
Could the cross contamination really be causing him this much pain?
If anyone else has ever experienced this and might have some advice please share, I'm at such a loss.