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Summary

Lucy Charles Barklay, a world champion athlete, shares a personal health update in her channel's video. She reveals a recent diagnosis of celiac disease, which initially came as a shock but is now seen as a positive opportunity to improve her health and performance. Despite previous injuries and gastrointestinal issues, Lucy had not found a clear cause until a food intolerance test in 2021 indicated she was intolerant to gluten and dairy. By eliminating these from her diet, she experienced significant improvements in her energy levels and athletic performance. However, symptoms worsened this year, leading to further tests that confirmed celiac disease. She explains that even small amounts of gluten can cause damage to the small intestine and increase inflammation throughout the body, which likely contributed to her injuries. Now, with a clear understanding of her condition, Lucy is optimistic about managing it through diet and expects to see further improvements in her health and performance. She encourages others with similar symptoms to consider getting tested for celiac disease and invites viewers with the condition to share their tips and advice in the comments.

Takeaways

• 🏆 Lucy Charles Barklay, a world champion, shares a health update on her channel.
• 😯 She received a recent health diagnosis that initially shocked her but now sees it as a positive opportunity for improvement.
• 🤔 Lucy had several injuries in the past without a clear cause, which was frustrating.
• 🧪 In 2021, she did a food intolerance test which showed she was intolerant to gluten and dairy, leading to significant dietary changes.
• 🚫 After cutting out intolerant foods, she experienced improvements in joint pain, bloating, energy levels, and athletic performance.
• 🍕 She would reintroduce certain foods after races, leading to a return of negative symptoms.
• 📈 This year, her symptoms worsened, prompting further medical tests.
• 🩺 After additional tests, including a blood test and an x-ray, she was diagnosed with celiac disease.
• 🌟 The diagnosis of celiac disease explains her past symptoms and the importance of a gluten-free diet for her health.
• 💪 Lucy believes that fully eliminating gluten from her diet will lead to further improvements in her health and performance.
• 🤔 She questions whether she has had celiac disease her whole life, as it's unlikely to develop in one's 30s.
• 👶 Reflecting on her past as a swimmer, she recalls experiencing severe joint pain, possibly linked to celiac disease.
• 📚 She encourages others with similar symptoms to consider getting tested for celiac disease and shares resources for further learning.
• 📝 Lucy asks for tips, tricks, or advice from those with celiac disease in the comments section of her video.

Q & A

What was Lucy Charles Barklay's initial reaction to her recent health diagnosis?

Lucy Charles Barklay was initially shocked by her recent health diagnosis, but after understanding it, she found a positive side as it could lead to improvements in her health, lifestyle, and possibly her performance.

What health issues did Lucy experience in the past?

Lucy had a hip stress fracture, a metatarsal break, and a calf tear in her leg. These injuries were frustrating as no clear cause was found for them.

What digestive issues did Lucy suffer from?

Lucy experienced bloating, stomach pain, and joint pain, which she felt were not normal but couldn't determine the exact cause.

What was the result of Lucy's food intolerance test in 2021?

The food intolerance test in 2021 showed that Lucy was intolerant to several foods, including gluten and all dairy products.

How did Lucy feel after cutting out intolerant foods from her diet?

After cutting out intolerant foods, Lucy felt unbelievably better with reduced joint pain, less bloating, more energy, and improved athletic performance.

What condition was diagnosed after Lucy's recent tests?

Lucy was diagnosed with celiac disease, which explains her previous symptoms and the need to avoid gluten completely.

Why is gluten particularly harmful for someone with celiac disease?

Gluten is harmful for someone with celiac disease because even the smallest amount can cause the immune system to attack the cells in the small intestine, leading to damage and difficulty in absorbing nutrients.

How did Lucy's diagnosis of celiac disease relate to her past injuries?

The damage to her small intestine from consuming gluten likely impaired her body's ability to absorb nutrients, which could have contributed to her past bone injuries despite eating a healthy diet.

What was Lucy's menstrual history as a female athlete?

Lucy's menstrual cycle was always regular, and she never missed a period, which was unusual as many female athletes with bone injuries often have irregular cycles due to under-fueling.

What advice does Lucy have for others who might be experiencing similar symptoms?

Lucy suggests that if others are experiencing similar symptoms like joint pain, bloating, or stomach pain, it might be worth investigating the possibility of celiac disease.

What is Lucy's plan moving forward after her diagnosis?

Lucy plans to cut out gluten entirely from her diet, which she believes will help her feel better and improve her performance. She also intends to reintroduce other foods gradually as she recovers.

How does Lucy feel about her athletic performance despite dealing with celiac disease?

Lucy feels that she has done pretty well as an athlete despite the condition and hopes that by addressing it, her performance will improve further.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Health Update and Celiac Disease Diagnosis

Lucy Charles-Barclay, a world champion, shares her recent health diagnosis of celiac disease, which was initially surprising but has a positive outlook. She discusses her past injuries, including a hip stress fracture and a metatarsal break, and how they were frustratingly unexplained. Lucy also talks about her previous issues with bloating, stomach pain, and joint pain, which led her to take a food intolerance test in 2021. She found out she was intolerant to gluten and dairy, and by eliminating these from her diet, she experienced significant improvements in her health and performance. However, her symptoms worsened this year, prompting further medical tests that confirmed celiac disease. This diagnosis explains her body's inflammatory response to gluten and the damage to her small intestine, which affected nutrient absorption and likely contributed to her injuries. Despite the challenges, Lucy remains optimistic about managing the condition and improving her health and performance by completely eliminating gluten from her diet.

05:01

🏃‍♀️ Athlete's Perspective on Celiac Disease and Future Outlook

Lucy reflects on how her diagnosis of celiac disease, likely present her whole life, aligns with her past experiences as a swimmer, where she suffered from severe joint pain post-competition and consumed gluten-rich foods like pasta. She discusses the consultant's opinion that celiac disease is usually identified earlier in life, not developed in one's 30s. Lucy also talks about the potential for developing intolerance to other foods while having celiac disease, which might explain her difficulties with certain foods. She commits to cutting out those foods and plans to reintroduce them gradually as her small intestine heals. Lucy encourages others with similar symptoms to consider getting tested for celiac disease and asks for tips, tricks, or advice from those who have the condition. She concludes with a note of thanks for watching her update and an invitation to like, subscribe, and share their experiences in the comments.

Keywords

💡Health diagnosis

A health diagnosis refers to the identification of a disease or condition through examination and testing. In the video, Lucy Charles Barklay, a world champion athlete, discusses receiving a recent health diagnosis that initially shocked her but ultimately led to a positive outlook on improving her health and performance through lifestyle changes.

💡Celiac disease

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine and affects the absorption of nutrients. It is a key focus of the video as Lucy learns she has this condition, which explains her previous symptoms and the need to eliminate gluten from her diet.

💡Food intolerance

Food intolerance refers to the adverse physical reaction to a specific food, which is typically not life-threatening and may be due to difficulty in digesting certain substances. Lucy mentions having done a food intolerance test in 2021, which showed she was intolerant to several foods, including gluten and dairy.

💡Gluten

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. For individuals with celiac disease, consuming gluten can cause serious health problems. In the video, Lucy's diagnosis with celiac disease means she must completely avoid gluten to prevent damage to her small intestine.

💡Inflammation

Inflammation is the body's response to injury or infection and is marked by redness, heat, swelling, and pain. Lucy discusses how having celiac disease and consuming gluten leads to an immune response that increases inflammatory markers throughout the body, which can exacerbate issues like joint pain and bloating.

💡Joint pain

Joint pain refers to discomfort or ache in the joints, which can be caused by various factors, including inflammation. Lucy has experienced joint pain, which she now understands to be related to her celiac disease and the inflammation caused by gluten consumption.

💡Stress fractures

A stress fracture is a small crack or break in a bone caused by overuse or repetitive impact. Lucy mentions having a hip stress fracture among other injuries, which she now suspects may be related to her undiagnosed celiac disease and the body's inability to properly absorb nutrients.

💡Diet modification

Diet modification involves changing one's eating habits to improve health or address specific conditions. Lucy discusses how she felt better after cutting out foods she was intolerant to and now must adhere to a gluten-free diet due to her celiac disease diagnosis.

💡Micronutrients

Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals needed by the body in small amounts for proper growth and functioning. Lucy's diagnosis has highlighted the importance of micronutrient absorption, which was compromised due to the damage caused by gluten in her small intestine.

💡Performance improvement

Performance improvement refers to the enhancement of one's abilities or outcomes, often through training or lifestyle changes. Lucy is optimistic that by managing her celiac disease and making dietary changes, she can improve her athletic performance.

💡Female athlete

A female athlete is a woman who participates in sports or physical activities at a high level. The video discusses the unique challenges female athletes face, such as the question of menstrual regularity in relation to bone health, which is particularly relevant to Lucy's experiences and diagnosis.

Highlights

Lucy Charles Barklay, a world champion, shares a recent health diagnosis that initially shocked her but is now seen as a positive opportunity for improvement.

Despite having multiple injuries, no clear cause was ever identified, leading to frustration.

Lucy experienced bloating, stomach pain, and joint pain, which were not normal but remained unexplained.

A food intolerance test in 2021 revealed intolerances to gluten and dairy, leading to dietary changes and noticeable improvements in her health and performance.

After cutting out intolerant foods, Lucy felt better, with less joint pain, less bloating, and increased energy.

She continued to avoid certain foods before races but would reintroduce them after, leading to a decline in how she felt.

In recent times, symptoms worsened, with constant bloating, tiredness, and joint pain, prompting further investigation.

Medical tests, including blood work and an x-ray, were conducted to identify the cause of the ongoing symptoms.

Lucy was diagnosed with celiac disease, which explained her previous symptoms and dietary responses.

Celiac disease means Lucy cannot consume any gluten, as even small amounts can damage the small intestine and lead to inflammation.

The diagnosis helps explain her past injuries, as her body was not absorbing nutrients properly despite a healthy diet.

Lucy's regular menstrual cycle had previously ruled out certain conditions related to bone injuries in female athletes.

The diagnosis provides a clear direction for Lucy to improve her health by eliminating gluten entirely from her diet.

Lucy believes that addressing her celiac disease will lead to better day-to-day well-being and potentially enhanced athletic performance.

The consultant suggests that Lucy likely had celiac disease her whole life, as it's uncommon to develop in one's 30s.

Lucy recalls experiencing severe joint pain after competitions, likely exacerbated by consuming gluten-rich foods like pasta.

She plans to cut out other potentially intolerant foods and reintroduce them gradually as her small intestine heals.

Lucy encourages others with similar symptoms to consider getting tested for celiac disease and shares resources for further education on the condition.

She invites those with celiac disease to share tips, tricks, or advice in the comments section of the video.

Transcripts

hey everyone I'm Lucy Charles barklay I

man world champion welcome back to our

channel in this video I'm going to give

you a little bit of an update I've had a

recent Health diagnosis which at first

was a bit of a shock but now kind of

looking into it it's not actually that

surprising and I think on the plus side

I should actually be able to improve my

health my lifestyle and hopefully my

performance by just some small changes

so in the whole scheme of things it's

actually quite positive I

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think over the last couple of years I've

obviously had quite a few injuries with

my hip stress fracture my metat Taral

break and also the Cal tear in my leg

and with all of those injuries we never

found like a real reason for why they

happened so it was always quite

frustrating so over the last couple of

years I'd looked at a few different

things I'd also had some issues with a

lot of bloating stomach pain joint pain

and I felt like it wasn't normal but I

couldn't really figure out exactly why

these things were happening and back in

2021 I did a food intolerance test I

decided to do a blood test to look at

food intolerances this was purely

because I often suffer with a lot of

bloating a painful stomach GI issues in

racing and on that test it said that I

was intolerant to quite a few Foods

gluten being one of them all of dairy

products being another and there were a

few others on that list so in 2021 I

thought you know what I'm just going to

cut all of those Foods out of my diet

and see if I feel any different and I

actually felt unbelievably better like

there were so many changes I didn't get

joint pain anymore I wasn't as bloated I

felt like I had more energy and actually

my performances started to really

improve that year so we felt like well

that must be something that I need to

keep doing and I always kept doing it

leading into races I would cut out those

foods and then after race I'd be like

okay well I can celebrate Now by eating

a pizza or having a cake or having foods

that I really craved and then I would

feel really rubbish again so I felt like

okay well there's a time and a place to

cut out those foods but then if I'm not

racing it doesn't really matter

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so after dealing with most of those

issues for a couple of years this year

it felt like the symptoms had got a lot

worse so I was felt like constantly

bloated all of this year felt quite

tired I'd had the joint pain come back

and it just didn't feel quite right i'

had a lot of stomach pains and I felt

like I needed to investigate this a

little bit more so I decided to go and

see the doctor and have some tests done

to see whether something was going on

they had a blood test I had an x-ray my

abdomen and several other tests and went

and met with the consultant this week

and it's come back that I've got celiac

disease which at first like I said was a

bit of a shock but then it sort of

started to make sense because when I had

made these changes before in my diet I

felt so much better the difference being

when you have celiac disease you cannot

eat any gluten like even the smallest

amount will have a really negative

impact and basically your immune system

attacks the cells in your small

intestine so you're actually doing

damage to your small intestine when

you're eating gluten and it doesn't

matter if it's the smallest bit or

absolutely load so when you're having a

immune response basically all of your

inflammatory markers in the body go up

so there's more inflammation carried

around in the blood so that means that

it's not just your stomach that's

impacted you'll have higher inflammation

around the whole body which of course

would explain the bloating but if you

have other issues like joint pain that

generally comes from inflammation so

that would explain why I struggle quite

a lot with joint pain and other issues

this year I just reduced the amount of

gluten that I'd eaten because I thought

oh I feel a bit rubbish when I eat it

but actually even the small amount that

I was eating would have been doing

damage and when you damage your small

intesting it means that you actually

cannot absorb any of the food that you

eat properly so that would really

explain a lot of the injuries that I've

had over the years because although I

eat a lot I eat a healthy balanced diet

that probably wasn't working how it

should be in terms of my digestion and

absorbing all of the micronutrients that

I've been eating so when we was looking

into my previous bone injuries before

one of the main questions you always get

asked as a female athlete is do you

always have a period and that was one of

the things where my periods are always

regular I've never ever missed one so it

was always frustrating cuz I felt like

that was always being pinned on me that

obviously a lot of female athletes who

do have bone injuries it may have come

from the red syndrome where they're

under fueling and then as a result of

that your bones will suffer and you'll

most likely get stress fractures but for

me I never had that as a warning sign

because I never missed a period so there

was never that oh something's not quite

right in that sense so I think for me

it's been really helpful to get this

diagnosis and know that I have been

doing everything right there's just been

one big thing that's been having a

negative impact so it does make a lot of

sense and I feel like if I can really

get on top of this and make sure I cut

gluten out entirely

I'm going to feel a whole lot better so

that makes me feel quite positive about

the situation and I also feel like I've

done pretty well as an athlete dealing

with this so hopefully by really kind of

nipping it in the bud and getting to the

bottom of it I can feel a lot better

dayto day and also then my performance

will hopefully improve as well

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so the other question that I asked the

consultant was do you think I've had

this my whole life or have I developed

it and he said it's very unlikely that

you would develop it in your 30s

apparently that's something that can

happen more later in life in your 60s

but it's more likely that I have had

this my whole life and actually when I

think back to when I was a swimmer when

I used to compete at a high level or

even when I used to compete as a kid I

used to get severe joint pain pretty

much like after every single competition

and I used to just eat pasta at those

competitions which is obviously all

gluten so it's just taken this long to

finally get it diagnosed so yeah I think

it's one of those things that maybe if

you're having similar symptoms to this

where you have joint pain or maybe

you're bloated all the time or you're

just in pain with your stomach it

possibly is worth looking into this and

actually when you're eating gluten and

you've got celiac disease where you are

actually damaging your small intestine

it can mean that you become intolerant

to other foods during the at time I

think that's why potentially there's

been other foods that I haven't gotten

very well with as well so for now I'm

going to cut those out and then I'll

gradually reintroduce them as I start to

mend and recover my small

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intestine okay thanks for watching this

little update we're going to link a

video Below on one of the main ones that

I've been watching to learn a bit more

about celiac disease in case you're

interested and if anyone one watching

has got celiac disease and has got any

tips tricks or advice for me then

definitely put that in the comments

below as well it's always appreciated

and as always make sure to like And

subscribe for more videos coming

soon I'll take over from here and hello

I'm pickle and today we're talking about

the treats that I get to eat after

running