Following 3 months of severe anaemia (no other symptoms) I was diagnosed with Coeliac disease at the start of December and have been on a gluten free diet since then. I am still feeling very tired and not back to myself yet. I repeated blood tests at the start of January and they didn't show up as anaemic. The dietitian said that I should wait a few more weeks - that my body could have a virus as my defenses are low. But it doesn't feel like a virus - I just feel very tired all the time and it is starting to make me feel very low. I appreciate I am lucky not to have suffered other symptoms, but the fatigue is really stopping me from doing the things I want/need to do on a daily basis.

Has anyone had a similar experience? How long did it take everyone else to start feeling themselves again after diagnosis? Am I just being impatient? I don't want to admit to my friends, family and colleagues that I am still finding it hard, as they have supported me a lot through the last few months and I feel (and maybe they feel) that things should be getting better now.