Blood pressure spikes and adrenalin rushes?

[LizardQueen]

Hi, this is my first post here.

I have been tested multiple times for celiac - have passed 2 TTGA tests, passed the ones that begin with D (one is IGA based and other is IGG based), and have also been endoscoped/biopsied 2x for gastric bleeding and both times the villi sample came up negative.  So I have been assuming I am not celiac, as the doctors have said as well.

But I am going through a bad time right now where when I eat certain things (and I am still trying to figure out what items) my BP spikes through the roof at about an hour after I eat. 

It did it this am after breakfast (eggs, bell pepper, 1 slice light  wheat toast, peanut butter), went from 123/70 to 140/86. And I had another spike at lunch after venison and mixed vegetables that had no wheat but had corn in it. Last nights dinner was steak, broccoli, a small potato, and some sauteed onions and I had no spike at all.

I am going to start eliminating grains and see where that gets me but I wanted to ask you all:

Was this a symptom any of you had, where you got a  massive adrenalin rush, blood pressure spike, and panicky feeling an hour or so after you ate?  If so are you celiac or non-celiac but gluten sensitive?

Thanks for reading this.

Liz

P.S. My IGA is a little bit low (80 on a scale of 81-250something) and I am not deficient in any vitamin other than iron which came from a bleeding hiatal hernia about a year ago.

I have no real digestive problems or skin issues, but I am asthmatic and have been since I was a child (I am 53 right now). I do tend to be an allergic person.

Edited April 12, 2018 by LizardQueen

[cyclinglady]

30 minutes ago, LizardQueen said:

Hi, this is my first post here.

I have been tested multiple times for celiac - have passed 2 TTGA tests, passed the ones that begin with D (one is IGA based and other is IGG based), and have also been endoscoped/biopsied 2x for gastric bleeding and both times the villi sample came up negative.  So I have been assuming I am not celiac, as the doctors have said as well.

But I am going through a bad time right now where when I eat certain things (and I am still trying to figure out what items) my BP spikes through the roof at about an hour after I eat. 

It did it this am after breakfast (eggs, bell pepper, 1 slice light  wheat toast, peanut butter), went from 123/70 to 140/86. And I had another spike at lunch after venison and mixed vegetables that had no wheat but had corn in it. Last nights dinner was steak, broccoli, a small potato, and some sauteed onions and I had no spike at all.

I am going to start eliminating grains and see where that gets me but I wanted to ask you all:

Was this a symptom any of you had, where you got a  massive adrenalin rush, blood pressure spike, and panicky feeling an hour or so after you ate?  If so are you celiac or non-celiac but gluten sensitive?

Thanks for reading this.

Liz

P.S. My IGA is a little bit low (80 on a scale of 81-250something) and I am not deficient in any vitamin other than iron which came from a bleeding hiatal hernia about a year ago.

I have no real digestive problems or skin issues, but I am asthmatic and have been since I was a child (I am 53 right now). I do tend to be an allergic person.

Have you trialed the gluten free diet?  Positives in both the TTG and the DGP rue sound like celiac disease.  Maybe the GIs missed the damage.  The small intestine is like the size of a tennis court.  My own little niece was diagnosed with Crohn’s (celiac disease firmly ruled out for now) after a pill camera reveal severe intestinal damage located beyond the reach of both scopes.  Consider a pill camera, because something is wrong!  

Did you get a wheat allergy test?  You can be allergic (IgE) to wheat.  That occurs much faster than celiac disease.  Celiac Disease is autoimmune and it can taketime for the body to ramp up antibodies in the small intestine unlike an IgE reaction.  

[LizardQueen]

Actually I passed (meaning I was negative) to all the antibody tests .Nothing yet has turned up positive.   

I havent had any food allergy testing since I was a child.  I was allergic to a lot of things then, both food and environmental, though other than the asthma I didnt have a lot of problems with them.   I did have some of the environmental ones recently redone and had outgrown all  of them except for animal dander and amoxycillin.

I'm going to cut out grains now and maybe can convince my pcp to get me an allergist referrral.

Another thing I have going is possible histamine intolerance, Ive shown signs of allergy to aged meats etc when I know that I am not allergic to the meat itself.

Edited April 12, 2018 by LizardQueen

[cyclinglady]

What was the cause of the gastric bleeding?  

[LizardQueen]

They never found an active bleed either time in there, just a hiatal hernia and signs of gastritis. The scopes were done weeks after they found my hemoglobin was around 7 (both times) so its highly likely that whatever active bleed there had stopped.

I did however have black tarry stool on the 2nd bleed that sent me to the ER last year. It was definitely upper GI blood,  looked like tar and smelled metallic.

Edited April 12, 2018 by LizardQueen

[cyclinglady]

Did they biopsy the stomach and identify the type of gastritis?  

Hemoglobin of 7!  That can make you very tired and difficult to catch your breath.  Been there!  

 

[aquaholical]

Hi there,

I'm still trying to figure out if I have full blown celiac or just gluten intolerance myself, but I have had issues with food intolerances for over 7 years and my blood pressure is absolutely reflective of a food reaction. My normal BP is around 110/70, but if I eat a food (ANY trigger food, not just ones with gluten) my blood pressure jumps to around 140/90. Sometimes I'm in a lot of pain from other conditions (I have lyme disease and mast cell disorder) and I can't tell if I'm reacting to a food. BP is usually what gives me the answer. If my BP is elevated I am definitely reacting to a food. 

[Tmitch1108]

I've been having a fairly similar thing. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis 8 years ago second coloscopy 2 years ago found no signs of colitis but was diagnosed with Crohn's after. I have never been checked for celiac but I use to have gerd went on the keto diet found relief coming off keto had gerd again cut out gluten and gerd went away again so I just follow gluten free menu out of convenience. And in the past month I've had a few issues similar to what you describe after breakfast from time to time I'll get hot, shaky, lightheaded, fast heart rate 140- last time which I normally run 80 and my blood pressure will spike 160/100 which I normally run 120/72 it hits hard making me feel like I'm going to pass out but then subsides for the most part within 5 mins but my bp will take 3-4 gotta to fully return to normal I'm currently wearing a heart monitor for 24 hours to see if this can lead to an ideas.I discussed pancreatitis with my Dr who said or want a good fit so just hoping have you found anything out on your time??