Refractory Sprue

[sillyyak]

I was diagnosed last November with sprue. Initially I started to get better but this past week has been horrible with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and severe abdominal pain. I am starting to panic that this means I have refractory sprue versus inflammation of my small intestine

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Guest kim07]

I was diagnosed last November with sprue. Initially I started to get better but this past week has been horrible with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and severe abdominal pain. I am starting to panic that this means I have refractory sprue versus inflammation of my small intestine

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

hello 'sillyyak',

If you don't mind I have never heard of "refractory sprue", what the heck is it?

kim 07

[Lisa]

It is when your body does not respond to the gluten free diet and fails to heal.

[jerseyangel]

Had you been feeling stedily better since Nov? If this came out of the blue, and if you're sure that you weren't glutened by something, it could be a stomach virus. Either way, 2 months is not a long time in terms of seeing great results. At that point in my recovery, which is not over yet at 7 months, I was still having those types of symptoms--except the vomiting. I feel that it's too soon to be worried about Refractory Sprue. Be real careful gluten wise, and give it a bit more time. I hope you feel better soon