Sudden onset - do other food sensitivities present more now?

[samplemomof3]

Hi there!

Brand new here. Little background - 32 yr old, female. About 2 weeks ago, I developed massive diarrhea and horrible stomach cramps. It’s been constant, daily since. I’ve always dealt with headaches, most of my life and I have noticed that since 2 weeks ago, I’ve gotten them almost daily.  My doc is having me come in for blood work (specially a tTG-IgA) to check for celiac. As I started to research what it was, I was blown away by some of the symptoms that can accompany celiac (many of which I’ve been diagnosed with for years, without explaination: stomach often upset and bloating, anemia, depression, anxiety, bad knee joints, headaches, etc).  

Here (finally) is my question: I’ve always had a lactose sensitivity but have noticed since this “flare up” 2 weeks ago when my symptoms escalated like crazy, my body’s response to dairy has also gotten extreme. Is this normal or typical with a possible celiac diagnosis? I hope that made sense...? 

Thanks in advance. This site has been so informative. Trying not to “webmd” myself like crazy until the blood work get done - but it’s nice to begin to prepare myself, in the event the blood work leans toward celiac. 

PS: has anyone ever experienced their face getting really red and hot to the touch (flush) after eating gluten? My face has done this since I was a kid and I always just thought it was something quirky about myself haha

 

[tessa25]

Can't help you with your questions. Make sure you keep eating gluten until all testing is done. I would recommend that you get the full celiac panel done so you can get quick answers. The full celiac panel is:

TTG IGA

TTG IGG

DGP IGA

DGP IGG

EMA

IGA

[rehh05]

Keep eating gluten until you are tested and until you have an endoscopy if the doctor calls for one. If dairy if bothering you, you can give that up before celiac testing... but I don’t know about other testing. As far as the redness... that sounds like a reaction you should discuss with your doctor. 

[Ennis-TX]

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Dairy is a very common issue with celiac disease, the issue is with the enzyme to break it down damaged intestines/villi unable to work with it. I have been lactose intolerant for over a decade and even developed a whey allergy 3-4 years ago. Food sensitives are very common also, they sort of roll in and roll out some lasting weeks, some life. Keep a food diary, record what you eat and symptoms with times. Record how you cook food, season it, etc. There are other things that can come and go and can even be secondary conditions that develop.
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