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Colitis Or Cc With Gluten

bincongo

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I posted some comments in the post diagnosis section a few days ago. I was having abdominal pain, leaky gut and constipation. I had had it for 6 days. Well it quit for no apparent reason but in thinking back it seems I go through about 2 weeks of feeling fairly well and then 5 or 6 days of pain. I am a new Celiac of 2 months now so I don't expect to be healed yet but now I think maybe it is a colon issue and not gluten exposure. I have several questions. Are they sometimes related and part of the healing process? Also I think this problem has gotten worse since going gluten free but I do not have diarrhea with it. I have never had diarrhea unless I was having an "IBS" attack prior to my diagnosis. Is constipation ever related to colitis or is it always diarrhea. I have waves of pain and only feel better if I have a stool or pass gas no matter how small. I need help on getting rid of the constipation also. I tryed Mirlax but I actually think it made my pain worse.

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I posted some comments in the post diagnosis section a few days ago. I was having abdominal pain, leaky gut and constipation. I had had it for 6 days. Well it quit for no apparent reason but in thinking back it seems I go through about 2 weeks of feeling fairly well and then 5 or 6 days of pain. I am a new Celiac of 2 months now so I don't expect to be healed yet but now I think maybe it is a colon issue and not gluten exposure. I have several questions. Are they sometimes related and part of the healing process? Also I think this problem has gotten worse since going gluten free but I do not have diarrhea with it. I have never had diarrhea unless I was having an "IBS" attack prior to my diagnosis. Is constipation ever related to colitis or is it always diarrhea. I have waves of pain and only feel better if I have a stool or pass gas no matter how small. I need help on getting rid of the constipation also. I tryed Mirlax but I actually think it made my pain worse.

If 'colitis' means abdominal pain without diarrhea, I had lots of 'colitis' over the years. The only time I had cramping pain and diarrhea was when I had c-diff treatment. The antibiotic caused diarrhea, but I still had the pseudomembraneous colitis characteristic of c-diff. I have also had constipation more recently WITHOUT any pain. So I suspect my previous (years of) cramping pain was due to inflammation from gluten and other allergy reactions and/or from gastrointestinal 'bugs' (parasites, pathogenic bacteria and candida). After I finally eliminated my last parasite, took lots of high dose probiotics and HCl supplements for hypochloridia (which caused digestive problems), I no longer had that cramping pain, which was only relieved by passing gas or bowel movements. Now, I rarely have any gas or bloating, but recently became constipated without any of my usual bloating/cramping symptoms. Eating more fiber, drinking more fluids and taking more vitamin C (for the cold I suffered) resolved my constipation

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I posted some comments in the post diagnosis section a few days ago. I was having abdominal pain, leaky gut and constipation. I had had it for 6 days. Well it quit for no apparent reason but in thinking back it seems I go through about 2 weeks of feeling fairly well and then 5 or 6 days of pain. I am a new Celiac of 2 months now so I don't expect to be healed yet but now I think maybe it is a colon issue and not gluten exposure. I have several questions. Are they sometimes related and part of the healing process? Also I think this problem has gotten worse since going gluten free but I do not have diarrhea with it. I have never had diarrhea unless I was having an "IBS" attack prior to my diagnosis. Is constipation ever related to colitis or is it always diarrhea. I have waves of pain and only feel better if I have a stool or pass gas no matter how small. I need help on getting rid of the constipation also. I tryed Mirlax but I actually think it made my pain worse.

well they DO have that term: Ibs with Constipation.

yes, its possible your body is just going thru phases of healing- but i would suggest you keep checking with your GI and getting a colonoscopy too- just to rule out anything else like Diverticulitis, polyps, an infection... etc.... it is a huge relief im telling you to get one, and rule everything out. i KNEW Celiac was a possibility for me, but i was also worried about Diverticulitis, and the big "C" word. the Gi removed 1 Benign polyp, and gave me a clean bill of health. felt good.

its good to check everything over

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well they DO have that term: Ibs with Constipation.

yes, its possible your body is just going thru phases of healing- but i would suggest you keep checking with your GI and getting a colonoscopy too- just to rule out anything else like Diverticulitis, polyps, an infection... etc.... it is a huge relief im telling you to get one, and rule everything out. i KNEW Celiac was a possibility for me, but i was also worried about Diverticulitis, and the big "C" word. the Gi removed 1 Benign polyp, and gave me a clean bill of health. felt good.

its good to check everything over

Thanks for the comments. It is hard to include my whole history but 2 weeks after my endoscopy, that found Celiac, I had a colonoscopy and I do have Diverticulitis but nothing else. It is just that this diet seems to be making my abdominal pain and constipation worse. Now during the times when I don't have pain I feel better than ever. So maybe it is just diverticulitis acting up but I am not sure why it is worse now.

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Somewhere on this site people were talking about Magnesium so after my blood work I brought several different suppliments that were recommended. I am beginning to think that the Calcium Magnesium Citrate is my answer to my constipation and pain. I would guess that is somewhat along the line of MOM but different, anyway it is working. Mirlax was making me worse as far as abdominal pain but this Magnesium doesn't. That is my update if anyone has had the same experience.

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