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[Chillycat]

i am trying to figure out whats wrong..........  i have had watery diarrhea for 8 weeks, bloating, stomach pain, urgency of bowel movement, difficulty controlling it .   Imodium didnt help at all.   i also have has unexplained rashes in the last few months leading up to this.  it seems like i have a lot of celiac or gluten sensitivity symptoms.  dr appointment coming up.  wondered if some people could share their symptoms with me.

[McNish]

1 hour ago, Chillycat said:

i am trying to figure out whats wrong..........  i have had watery diarrhea for 8 weeks, bloating, stomach pain, urgency of bowel movement, difficulty controlling it .   Imodium didnt help at all.   i also have has unexplained rashes in the last few months leading up to this.  it seems like i have a lot of celiac or gluten sensitivity symptoms.  dr appointment coming up.  wondered if some people could share their symptoms with me.

Hi Chillycat,

There are over 300 symptoms related to celiac so there's lots of variations & everyone is different.  When I'm glutened, I personally get a screaming headache, nausea, and horrible joint pain, generally lasting about 2 weeks (the joint pain).   I used to get a rash in between my fingers that itched like crazy.   Not sure when your dr's appt is.  Have you considered genetic testing to see if you carry either or both of the Celiac genes?   This won't confirm you have celiac disease but it can rule it out.   Hope you get some answers soon.  Good Luck! 

 

 

[cristiana]

Hi Chillycat.  My symptoms were pretty similar to yours, except I also had terrible anxiety, and was very anaemic. 

[Chillycat]

1 hour ago, McNish said:

Hi Chillycat,

There are over 300 symptoms related to celiac so there's lots of variations & everyone is different.  When I'm glutened, I personally get a screaming headache, nausea, and horrible joint pain, generally lasting about 2 weeks (the joint pain).   I used to get a rash in between my fingers that itched like crazy.   Not sure when your dr's appt is.  Have you considered genetic testing to see if you carry either or both of the Celiac genes?   This won't confirm you have celiac disease but it can rule it out.   Hope you get some answers soon.  Good Luck! 

 

 

dr appointment next week

[Scott Adams]

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[knitty kitty]

@Chillycat

Are you still consuming gluten?  Doctors do blood tests to look for antibodies to gluten (these antibodies also attack our bodies).    You have to be eating gluten to produce these antibodies.  If you go gluten free prior to the blood tests, there won't be as high a level of antibodies, possibly giving an inconclusive test result (borderline or false negatives).  

Also get checked for vitamin and mineral deficiencies.  Deficiencies in Niacin B3, Thiamine B1, or Cobalamine B12 can cause constant diarrhea.  Niacin and Cobalamine deficiencies can cause rashes.  Dermatitis Herpetiformis is a rash common in Celiac Disease.  Ask about having the rash biopsied.  

Keep us posted on your progress!

Best wishes.