Why Does My Stomach Hurt?

[DrMom]

I was recently scoped from both ends. GI Dr suspects Celiac Sprue, but blood work has not come back yet. I have done lots of reading here and other places about the problems with the villa in the small intestine. My question is why my stomach hurts. Is it also involved? I have not even heard this mentioned. Maybe I have missed it somewhere. I also have lots of other immune stuff going on and will post them at a later time. For now, someone please tell me why I don't want to eat, get full quickly, have dry heaves, etc. This has been going on for months. Have had CT scans and GI series. Please help.

DrMom

[jerseyangel]

Hi DrMom (love that name!) and welcome to the board

Nausea and stomach pain are both symptoms of Celiac. Nausea was my very first (and for a long time the only) symptom. Even now when I get a gluten reaction, I will get nausea and pain, in addition to the D. The damage that happens in Celiac Disease happens in the small intestine, but we can have pain anywhere along the digestive tract.

[mouse]

For many years (pre-diagnosis of Celiac), I used to get what I called mini flu's. Stomach pains, nausea and throwing up. They did not last long.

[indyceliac]

My stomach always hurt pre-diagnosis....for weeks or even months at a time..then would away.