Newbie question re recurrence in older guy

[Macne]

Hi folks, just getting the idea that gluten/celiac my be my issue.

Was told i was a “celiac baby” by adopted parents, but then ‘grew out of it’, i think by about age 4 or so. This was in the late 50’s, so bot sure what diagnosis was done, and no family to ask.

Am now in mid 60s, and feel like i may be experiencing celiac symptoms…. bloating, mild constipation, gut pain, brain fog, tingling/numbness in hands and feet.  

So my question is, if original diagnosis was accurate, what are the chances that an older guy would be more susceptible to celiac… or gluten sensitivities? 

A couple of white bread sandwiches got my belly pretty hard today( and thinking back too), and a lightbulb went off! 

Thanx heaps ! 

[Macne]

1 minute ago, Macne said:

Hi folks, just getting the idea that gluten/celiac my be my issue.

Was told i was a “celiac baby” by adopted parents, but then ‘grew out of it’, i think by about age 4 or so. This was in the late 50’s, so bot sure what diagnosis was done, and no family to ask.

Am now in mid 60s, and feel like i may be experiencing celiac symptoms…. bloating, mild constipation, gut pain, brain fog, tingling/numbness in hands and feet.  

So my question is, if original diagnosis was accurate, what are the chances that an older guy would be more susceptible to celiac… or gluten sensitivities? 

A couple of white bread sandwiches got my belly pretty hard today( and thinking back too), and a lightbulb went off! 

Thanx heaps ! 

Sorry… forgot to add…. Have been experiencing brain fog,anxiety and a couple others off and on for a few years, but had been attributing to a long ago , and sometimes protracted, benzodiazepine withdrawal. The symptoms are much in line here. tia.

[trents]

You don't "grow out of it" with celiac disease once it manifests itself, regardless of how old you are when that happens. All the symptoms you describe are common with celiac disease. The next step is to get tested. The first level of testing is a blood draw sent to a lab to detect antibodies that are associated with celiac disease. The second level of testing is an endoscopy with biopsy of the small bowel. But if the antibodies are strongly positive it may not be necessary to go any further, especially if you are symptomatic. You should not attempt to start eating gluten free if you intend to go for testing.

[fllstuart77]

if you did actually have celiac from birth and continued eating gluten daily to 60 years old then that can be dangerous and lead to developing refractory celiac from so many decades of untreated celiac...

You should get a 100% diagnosis soon..  then stay away from gluten.

Just get the blood test...  its should be pretty conclusive.

But you don't mention weight loss as a symptom. 

You could also just develop celiac at an old age.. any age