Can't Get A Diagnosis

[Ak Ed]

I've been having stomach and fatigue problems for almost 2 years now and have not gotten a sure diagnosis of anything. At first it seemed as though I had a yeast overgrowth, mulitple stool samples show high levels of microscopic yeast. Diflucan seemed to help but the fatigue and loose stools but they would return. I've been on a strict diet of no sugar, fruit and very low carbs for over 6 months. I've had the blood test for celiac done twice now and both came back negative. The first one I had been on a gluten free diet for the previous 6 weeks and told the doctor this and he said that I've probably gotten a little bit from somewhere, enough to make the test positive if I had it. The next test, I had been getting very little gluten in my diet prior to the test. I'm currently waiting on some genetic test results. I've also been put back on the diflucan, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. I wondering from those of you who have been diagnosed,

Have you had problems with yeast as well as the celiac disease?

Right know my symptoms are: Fatigue, a burning sensation/eye fatigue, bulky light colored stools, sometimes formed, I lost 15 lbs last winter that I havent put back on, I wake up with a bad taste in my mouth and white coated tongue, and have had a sore throat for almost a year, a near constant gurgling in my stomach and excessive burping.

I'm just not sure whether to continue thinking this is just a yeast problem.

Any incite from anyone would be greatly appeciated.

[emaegf]

Yeast overgrowth is common with some who are gluten intolerant. Also lactose intolerance and fructose intolerance are common. And they can be the culprits of your continuing symptoms as they feed yeast.

I had a yeast overgrowth problem before I found out I had Celiac as well. I took Diflucan for months and Nystatin as well for years with not much improvement even after going totally gluten free, once I went lactose free, reduced the fructose in my diet and added a supplement called "Fungal Defense" by Garden of Life, I don't have the yeast problems unless I consume to much fructose (bananas especially).

Also you need to have your vitamin levels checked. Zinc, Vitamin D, Calcium etc. The white coat on your tongue can still be yeast but it can also be a vitamin, mineral deficiency, or even a sign of an allergy to some other food.

As for the tests, the fact that you are/were mainly gluten free before you had them can be why you're getting false negatives. You have to be eating normal amounts of gluten for at least 6 months to a year for the blood tests to detect any antibodies. So being gluten free even for 6 weeks can give you a false negative. The antibodies have to be in your blood at high enough levels for the tests to pick them up but once you went gluten-free the amounts reduced to a level too low for the blood test to detect.

I would not tell you to go back to gluten filled life just for tests. Since you are getting a genetic test done if it comes back positive you can be sure you have Celiac. This happened to lady in my local support group she was so sick when she ate gluten that the doctor told her to stay gluten free and he did the genetic test. She had all the genes there are that indicate Celiac.

[Ak Ed]

Thanks for the incite, I had and ELISA allergy test done that tests for IgG antibodies that revealed a strong reaction to Bakers Yeast. The doctor thought it could be a cross reaction with candida in my gut, but I've been avoiding all forms of yeast anyway.

Should I get a more conventional allergy test done I believe it would be for IgE antibodies?

I was lactose intolerant as a child but seemed to grow out of it as an adolescent and since all these problems have started I've been avoiding it like the plague.