Celiac Symptoms?

[Twister2]

Hi all, I am new to this forum. My mom, oldest sister and niece all have Celiac disease. I am just wondering what kind of symptoms everybody has. I have no idea if I have it or not, but I have symptoms such as abdominal pain and bloating, muscle aches, canker sores, and intense skin itching and intermittent diarrhea. I have had most of these symptom all of my life, but have just recently made an appointment to see an internist. I am interested to see what symptoms other people have.

[Guest ~wAvE WeT sAnD~]

Hi there!!! If you do have Celiac, you have plenty of family members to guide you along the Gluten Free path!!! Consider yourself lucky;)--I'm the only person in my family who has it.

I was diagnosed this July, but began showing symptoms in March, which were nausea, vomiting, constipation/diarrhea (depending on which day it was/what my intestinal tract was doing). I couldn't make it through meals, which primarily of...GLUTEN. Our family had not known this at the time, and thought I had psychological problems--my father even told me that some girls can simply think about throwing up and then do so. When I tested positive for Antigliadin antibodies (IgG), everything changed.

That's my story--welcome to the forum!!! This board gives everyone tremendous support, and these members have gotten me through the most difficult period in my life.

I hope you find the answers that you're looking for!!!

Sincerely,

[celiac3270]

My Symptoms were (in order of severity): cramping stomach, vomiting, bloating, gas, diarrhea, low weight.

[Dwight Senne]

Hi Twister. That's one of the strange things about Celiac, is not all patients have the same symptoms - some have no symptoms at all! Certainly though, the most common are probably diarrhea and bloating.

I do recommend however, that if your internist says you do not have Celiac, that you get a second opinion from a gastroenterologist who is familiar and experienced with Celiac Disease. Because of your family history, and your symptoms, I strongly suspect you have it.