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Pancreatitis, Gall Bladder Sugery, Thyroid

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My aunt, who I suspect has celiac disease, is in the hospital and very ill. going to have her gall bladder out tomorrow. Has had pancreatitis for about a month now. She's suffered from thyroid issues for over 40 yrs. She had a duodenal ulcer that almost killed her about 30 years ago. She also has fybromyalgia and a host of other problems. she is such a strong person and I'm really concerned. She is opened to being tested, but her dr. doesn't think it's a possibility. I think she's a prime candidate. anyone here know of any papers I can point her to? Thanks for your help.

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Several of those conditions she has have been linked to Celiac disease. Just do a search in Google for "Celiac disease and thyroid, Celiac disease and ulcers, Celiac disease and fibromyalgia, " etc.

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My aunt, who I suspect has celiac disease, is in the hospital and very ill. going to have her gall bladder out tomorrow. Has had pancreatitis for about a month now. She's suffered from thyroid issues for over 40 yrs. She had a duodenal ulcer that almost killed her about 30 years ago. She also has fybromyalgia and a host of other problems. she is such a strong person and I'm really concerned. She is opened to being tested, but her dr. doesn't think it's a possibility. I think she's a prime candidate. anyone here know of any papers I can point her to? Thanks for your help.

i dont know of any papers but i had pancreatitis in january and from that eventually got my celiac diagnoses. my gastro said its common for undiagnosed celiacs to get pancreatitis. it was the worst thing ever- i was sooo sick. lots of ppl who are celiac have had pancreatitis before. i hope she feels better. tell her to get tested regardless of what her dr thinks. i never thought i would have it in a million years and my gastro told me just to do the test.

- jess

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i dont know of any papers but i had pancreatitis in january and from that eventually got my celiac diagnoses. my gastro said its common for undiagnosed celiacs to get pancreatitis. it was the worst thing ever- i was sooo sick. lots of ppl who are celiac have had pancreatitis before. i hope she feels better. tell her to get tested regardless of what her dr thinks. i never thought i would have it in a million years and my gastro told me just to do the test.

- jess

Oh my Gosh, Jess, your post could have been my own! That is EXACTLY how my diagnosis went! Pancreatitis is the most painful thing I have ever experienced! And as I was getting better (still undiagnosed w/Celiac, mind you), all I ate was graham crackers. I would eat a HALF of a single graham cracker and be sooo bloated and uncomfortable. This went on for awhile, so they eventually did a scope to check my pancreas, which was fine, but then found that my intestines were the issue. They took biopsies, and the rest is history.

Sorry for the life story, I've just never heard of someone who was diagnosed in the same way as I was!!!

- Lauren

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That's amazing. I had a severe attack of something that seemed to be either Gall or Pancreatis 2 years ago. By the time I got to a Gastro ( 6 weeks ) I was better again. He didn't do any tests then - as I was OK and just said to come back if it happened again. It was one of the scariest and most painful things I have had go wrong. I would never have connected it with Celiac.

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Oh my Gosh, Jess, your post could have been my own! That is EXACTLY how my diagnosis went! Pancreatitis is the most painful thing I have ever experienced! And as I was getting better (still undiagnosed w/Celiac, mind you), all I ate was graham crackers. I would eat a HALF of a single graham cracker and be sooo bloated and uncomfortable. This went on for awhile, so they eventually did a scope to check my pancreas, which was fine, but then found that my intestines were the issue. They took biopsies, and the rest is history.

Sorry for the life story, I've just never heard of someone who was diagnosed in the same way as I was!!!

- Lauren

hi lauren

that is so crazy. i was sooooooooo sick i thoughi would die from the pancreatitis. i also only ate crackers and pasta when i was trying to heal. my mom feels so bad she was feeding me "poison". i was only getting mildly better so i begged my dr to refer me to a gastro. when i got there he immediatly guessed celiac and that was it. since then my dad has also been diagnosed. its nice to know someone else has the same story :)

Jess

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