Celiac, Casein And Stool Color

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Hey guys,

This is not something I particularly enjoy talking about, but it does in fact seem that my stool color changes when I eat foods that contain gluten, lactose or casein. It goes from brown to yellow in one day, and now that I've been gluten-free, if I continue longer it gradually becomes almost totally pale, after around five days. Plus the excessive belching, gas, abdominal bloating, muscle twitches, brain fog and so on. Also, I can't gain any weight, in fact I did lose around 5-6kg a few months back. In that state I cannot eat anything without digestive enzymes.

But now that I've been gluten-, lactose- and casein-free, for a while (a few weeks after my gluten challenge), I'm almost back to normal again, except I still have some residual constipation, mild acid reflux, mild bloating and some occasional muscle twitches, but even those seem to get better every week. And my stool color is brown, I have none of the other symptoms.

I did do the celiac blood panel, everything came back normal, but then again I had only been eating gluten 5 days prior so it could just be a false negative. Did an upper abdominal ultrasound, gastroscopy, several other blood tests and most of it was normal, except my bilirubin levels were high and the gastroscopy, confirmed by biopsy, showed some sign of esophagitis due to acid reflux, but no ulcer.

Could it really be that celiac has this effect? Normally pale stool would indicate problems with the liver, gallbladder or something in that nature, right? In a few months I'm probably going to get my bilirubin levels checked, see if they have normalized. And how often is casein intolerance related with celiac or gluten intolerance/sensitivity?

Also, now thinking back. When partying, I always had THE WORST hangovers, and blackouts, after drinking a lot of beer (which has gluten). But when drinking no beer at all, I had almost no hangover at all. Actually the best way I could describe the past two years is "one big hangover". That's how I've felt almost constantly.