Endoscopy results - gastritis and more

[JaneWhoLovesRain]

I was diagnosed and have been eating gluten-free for 10 years - things were fine until a year ago when I developed diarrhea and then constipation and other unpleasant poop symptoms which persist right up until now.  I had a colonoscopy 8 months ago and that was fine except for one polyp which was removed.  Blood tests for celiac were negative.  Because of on-going upper abdominal tenderness I recently had an endoscopy and am awaiting biopsy results.  Initial impression shows gastritis, erosive gastropathy and duodenitis.  Endoscopy from 6 years ago was normal. 

I'm freaking out over this.  From talking with Dr. GoogIe I see H. pylori is the most common cause of this; I was tested 5 years ago and was negative at that time.  I don't drink alcohol, don't take drugs and rarely take NASID's so that can't be the cause of this.  Since this uncomfortableness has been going on for over a year I think it would be considered "chronic" rather than "acute."  Yet, chronic gastritis is very rare, occurring in only 2 out of 10,000 people.

I'm super cautious with what I eat and with Covid I haven't even eaten food prepared by anyone else in well over a year. 

Because my "health anxiety" mind always goes to worse case scenario, all I can think is cancer of the stomach.  I would be thrilled if the biopsy showed I actually do have active celiac and that was the reason for all ...itis's in my belly.   But it seems unlikely given what I eat.  I've tested several things with the ez gluten test kit and all have come out negative.

Anyone else found to have all these irregularities after being gluten free for such a long time?

[Scott Adams]

Many people have ongoing symptoms after they go gluten-free, but it is somewhat unusual for there to be a 10 year interval between this, so be sure to keep working with your doctor to eliminate any possible issues that could cause this.

This article might be helpful, as it covers many issues that can cause celiacs to not recover fully: