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Poolb001

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Poolb001 Newbie

Hi, 

i have got several questions to ask...

first of all here is my long story! 

I have been having a lot of symptoms which I believe sound a lot like celiac disease after reading hundreds of forums! I've had these symptoms for about a year but they have worsened in the last 5 months. These include: severe tiredness/fatigue, severe bloating to the point where I look 7 months pregnant even first thing in the morning, excessive gas in the evening and night which smells really bad, feeling like I need to burp at night, feeling sick at night, frequent stools sometimes 5 times a day, soft stools sometime with blood or undigested food, dark circles under my eyes, rash around nose, constantly hungry, mild anxiety. 

I went to the doctors with these symptoms and she ordered 15 different test along with celiac tests. She initially said it sounded like Ibs, but after my research I know that doctors use this as an escape route! So after I had my blood tests done, o decided to go gluten free for a bit just to see how I felt. However I know that you have to be eating gluten if you had to have a biopsy done, I knew it would be a long time before I would have that done which is why I embarked on the gluten free. As soon as I stopped eating gluten my symptoms improved 95% apart from te bloating but I understand that if you have celiac this could take time to go down. 

So eventually my blood tests came back, everything was normal apart from I had low vitamin D and high esr which indicates inflammation in the body, however my celiac results had not returned. I was informed these tests take longer and would be another 2 weeks. A month passed and no results. Rang the hospital and for some annoying reason they didn't do the celiac test and had disposed of my blood. This means I have to have it done again! Meanwhile I've gone gluten free and I know that for accurate results you must be eating gluten! I stopped eating gluten for 2/3 weeks. I started eating it again 2 weeks ago. 

My questions are... 

1) do my symptoms sound like celiac?

2) how long should I eat gluten for again before getting another test baring in mind I didn't eat gluten for 3 weeks? 

 

Would appreciate anyone's help! Just want to know what is wrong with me! 


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Yes, I think your symptoms sounds like celiac disease.

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make sure the testing has not been sent out.  otherwise, some better be picking up the tab for your repeat....

Poolb001 Newbie

Thankyou. When I rang the hospital they told me it hadn't been requested even though it was on my blood test form! :( 

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