Lasybird

[Lasybird]

Hello I am new to the forum......I have just had a lot of blood tests, one was my B12,this came back normal and I am not anemic.  Does this mean I cannot be  a Celiac?     I have many symptoms that point to me having it......thank you....

 

 

[kareng]

4 hours ago, Lasybird said:

Hello I am new to the forum......I have just had a lot of blood tests, one was my B12,this came back normal and I am not anemic.  Does this mean I cannot be  a Celiac?     I have many symptoms that point to me having it......thank you....

 

 

A good B12 just means you might not have one type of anemia.  There are others.  

You can have Celiac and not be anemic . Anemia is a common way that people get a doctor to take notice.  As you may have seen, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, etc   Are often ignored or down played by doctors.  Anemia gets their attention.

[Lasybird]

Last year I had  a colonoscopy  and was told I had diviculitus and IBS........for the last few months I have had constant diareara.    I have all the symptoms of celiac, but my doctor just keeps saying it would show in my blood tests.....I have started feeling sick all the time too....He hasn’t actually tested for it especially.

[Ennis-TX]

There are multiple blood test for the disease, and you have to be eating gluten daily for it to even show up. But some people test negative on the blood test. The gold standard is a Endoscope with biopsies to check for damaged villi.
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Oh for your D issues, higher potassium foods can help dry the stool out and eating stuff like coconut flour in eggs/smoothies/baked goods can help add mass and drier bulk to your stools. Potassium supplements can also help.
 If your flaring try looking at taking Marshmallow Root, Slippery Elm, and AloeVera. They coat the intestines and help sooth them if inflamed or irriated.