Should I Get A Diagnosis?

[LaaLaa1]

I'm pretty confused now, cause i've never (maybe i did but didn't notice/mild symptoms) had any discomfort when eating foods containing gluten it started last year, i ate more whole wheat/wholemeal bread, oats and other wholegrains for health reasons. I didn't eat much rice either, so my staple meals was basiclly of wheat (like bread, rolls, buns, pasta etc) after like 5 months i started to get this bloated feeling after eating grains (especially from wholemeal bread/buns and oats) and since then the sympthoms have been a bit worse. I get lots of gas that smells nasty and my stomach's always unfomfortable after eating alot of any wheat products. Sometimes my stools are quite loose & bulky, but sometimes they're dry & pale

I've heard that sometime celiac disease won't show up until theres some environmental trigger including overexposure of wheat, which could be my case since i almost eliminated rice, corn etc. and only ate wheat/grain products. Also - I CONSTANTLY crave grains (bread, oats, weetbix/weetabix, other cereal containing wheat) but never crave like rice or corn (eg. cornbread)

This morning i had some oats, actually a bit more than i used to and i got this bloating feeling again & have had gas all day... i also get indigestion quite often when i eat wheat products with bleching and sometimes w/ refluxes. Then i feel so bloated again after like 1 hr and feel sick and sluggish...

I know it might be other food intolerances, but i don't think anything else is responsible for my sympthoms but celiac.. i'm thinking of going to a doctor soon but i ust wanted to know if these are the sympthoms some of you have or similar?

Thanks heaps!

[jerseyangel]

Hi LaaLaa1, welcome to the board

You are correct in that eating large amounts of gluten can be a trigger for Celiac Disease.

At this point, I would persue the testing--you've been eating tons of gluten for a long time, so the results should be clear. Keep eating your normal diet until the testing is completed--don't be tempted to go gluten-free 'to see how you feel' because that will affect the results of the testing.

After you have the test (and ask for the Complete Celiac Blood Panel), you could then go gluten-free right away and see if you don't feel better.

Best of luck--let us know

[CarlaB]

Don't have anything to add, just wanted to let you know that jerseyangel's advice is good! Keep eating as you are till the testing is complete.

[Nancym]

It's so funny. This post reminded me of a symptom I've always had but never connected to wheat. GAS! Good grief. Everyone in my family. We'd joke about it and thought it was normal. I remember feeling my stomach swell and the gas build up whenever I ate cookies. In particular one time I remember making the connection between cookies and farting. I used to call the cookies at Fuddrucker's "fart bombs" because the response was rather quick.

Well, not much to add but I think gas is a much more significant clue than probably most people thing it is. I don't have this issue post diagnosis.

[LaaLaa1]

Thanks heaps guys I'll stick to your advices & see how i go