PRE DIAGNOSIS QUERY

[Gemmahughes]

I have been feeling constantly nauseous for the past 7 years or so with stomach cramping, bloating and a feeling of fullness/nausea/pain after i eat a meal (not over eating i can never finish a standard sized meal) - and a few times over the past few years i have had severe cramping to the point where i faint/lose vision etc - i have had different tests for gynae things in relation to this. But this time the gp has ordered tests for bowel diseases and coeliac disease as my bowel movements have changed over the past few months. I have a bowel movement every few days now instead of daily but on the days i do, its 3 or 4 times in the day and there is little warning and bad cramping. I get my bloods tested in 3 weeks and i havent ate gluten im 24 hours and havent felt any nausea. If i stop eating gluten will that affect my testing? If so, how much gluten should i eat for the next 3 weeks or should i return to my full gluten every meal diet until im tested. I don't have diarrheoa too often so it may not be gluten related but i couldnt believe the difference one day made.

[Wheatwacked]

This is the worst part. You know you feel better gluten free, but if you are gluten free it will affect the test results.

 

[Gemmahughes]

11 minutes ago, Wheatwacked said:

This is the worst part. You know you feel better gluten free, but if you are gluten free it will affect the test results.

 

Ok, i will keep eating gluten for the next while - maybe not to the extent that i was but id finally like some sort of answer to all my ongoing symptoms so it might be worth a bit more discomfort and nausea. Thank you for letting me know!