Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Sudden Onset Of Symptoms

redsidekick

Recommended Posts

redsidekick Apprentice
redsidekick
Posted

At the beginning of the year I was hit with bad bloating and pain in my bowels whenever I ate bread. I lost about 20 pounds in two months. My doc thought it was IBS, but tested for celiac. One of the tests was mildly elevated. Sent to GI, after endoscopy,villi were mildly blunted. He tested my blood again, almost same scores as the first time a month earlier, so he diagnosed my with celiac. Have gone gluten free for 3 months now and I have progressively gotten better (gained about 10 lbs. back, no more bloating, but not feeling 100% yet, but definite improvement, I'm not tired all day).

Most posts I've read seem people had mild symptoms for years, but for me it went from I was feeling well one day to I thought I was dying. Has anyone else had a similar rapid onset of symptoms?

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted

Yes, symptoms can vary from person to person.

I have had (dx) with IBS or Colitis for most of my adult like. Although uncomfortable at times, it was manageable.

One Tuesday, I had sudden bathroom issues and two months later, I could briefly leave the house, after a diagnosis of something called Celiac Disease

SLB5757 Enthusiast
SLB5757
Posted

My issues (although not diagnosed yet) were very sudden in the beginning. I had 4 weeks of diarreah and went from 102 lbs to 92 lbs within that 4 week time frame. I was down to eating rice, applesauce and ensure by the time they decided to get serious about testing me for things. After that I had intermittent diah....then after about 3 years it switched to const. with days or diahh all day. so I agree that it could be sudden or gradual depending on your diet, stage of the disease, lifestyle etc etc etc.

GFinDC Veteran
GFinDC
Posted

I had a sudden onset of lactose intolerance. I used to work in an office building with a cafeteria. I ate their frozen yogurt several times a week. I got a kind of cold/bug thing that made my joints hurt and my neck stiff or a 4 or 5 days. The next time I ate the frozen yogurt I had the usual GI problems. So, yes, that symptom was sudden. I'd always been fine with dairy and cheese until the bug. The bug got me. Or that's what I always figured.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      129,791
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    PamelaMayot
    Newest Member
    PamelaMayot
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.2k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • thejayland10
      TTG IgA and IGA elevated mildy

      By thejayland10 · Posted

      That is a very good point I do not know if they truly ever went down. With my nutrient levels all being good, CBC, metabolic panel I assumed everything was fine over the years. Now Im worried this is refractory celiac or something else 
    • RMJ
      TTG IgA and IGA elevated mildy

      By RMJ · Posted

      I don’t know how common it is, but it happens.  Total IgA going up is not necessarily celiac related.  The body can make IgA antibodies against all sort of things.   But if I understand correctly that until recently you haven’t had a celiac blood test since diagnosis, how do you know that your recent blood tests are a mild rise, vs never going down to the normal range? That also can happen, although not too common. Some people with celiac disease do react even to purity protocol certified gluten free oats. Removing oats from your diet for a few months and retesting is probably a good idea.
    • thejayland10
      TTG IgA and IGA elevated mildy

      By thejayland10 · Posted

      interesting I did not know that was that common or could take that long.  When I was diagnosed 15 yrs ago I was told just follow gluten-free diet and follow up with primary care doctor (who never checked celiac panel again). I felt way better and all the major symptoms went away. It wasn't until recently at 25 (14 yrs after diagnosis) that I thought to follow up with a gastro doctor who then did a celiac panel and noted those minor elevations 3 months ago then I got them checked again by another doctor the other week and were showing roughly the same thing.  I am very strict with what I eat and dieitican was maybe thinking it could be oat flour. I do eat a fair amount of processed food but I...
    • RMJ
      TTG IgA and IGA elevated mildy

      By RMJ · Posted

      Do you have any other results from either of the two labs where you’ve been tested recently?  If so, are the newest results from that lab elevated over previous results? It took me 5 years to get all of my antibodies into the normal range. Then 3 years later one went up into the positive range.  I realized that I had started baking with a different brand of gluten free flour.  When I stopped using that flour the level went back to normal.  Has something changed in your diet, environment, activities, medications or other areas where you could possibly be exposed to gluten? 
    • thejayland10
      TTG IgA and IGA elevated mildy

      By thejayland10 · Posted

      Thank you for the clarifcation, how can I get to the bottom of this as to why they may be elevated even on a super strict gluten-free diet? 
×
×
  • Create New...