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[dezzy87]

Does this sound like Celiac Disease?

For the past couple months I have been having stomach problems, bloating, diarrhea and gas. This all started right after I moved out on my own for the first time so I just assumed it was from not eating right and stress but when it didnt go away I started to ask questions. I noticed that it seemed to the pretty bad after I drank milk or had any dairy so I cut the dairy out of my diet and assumed that I have become lactose intolerant. Though it helped a for a little while I started to notice that I had all the same symptoms after eating pastas, breads, cereal, basically carbs. The only time I really feel 100% is in the mornings when I havent eaten anything for several hours. On top of those symptoms, I have also been feeling tired and no matter how much sleep I would get the night before I would still wake up exhausted. So I started doing some research online, and those symptoms led me to pages on celiace disease. After reading all of these I started to wonder but before I go to the doctor with this I would like to hear some other opinions. Could I have developed Celiac Disease?

[Skylark]

Yes, it could be celiac disease. The exhaustion was a huge issue for me along with the GI symptoms and it got much better after I had been gluten-free for a while. Some celiacs are lactose intolerant too, since lactase is made at the tips of the villi, which is where the damage happens. Other people are sensitive to the casein.

You have to eat "normal" amounts of wheat to be tested, so be sure to get all that done before you go off gluten.

[Mari]

Celiac Disease is only one of the problems your Dr could test for. You may have developed an intestinal candida overgrowth or an overgrowth of other intestinal bacteria when you eat gluten or other foods high in carbohydrates. It is best to find out more about your problems. In about 30% of people with celiac disease the blood tests come back negative so keep that in mind now that you know that gluten causes more problems. Look at Enterolab.com - they do fecal testing for the antibodies which are more sensitive than the blood tests.