Lizy487

Thanks for the reply, I will ask for the antibody test. FODMAP does not eliminate gluten so it shouldn’t affect the results.

The only thing that was visually seen was oesophagitis. The rest of the results are from biopsies.

The blood vessels were from the small intestine

Hey everyone, I am 38 years old and have had a long term history of unexplained gastric issues including cramps, intermittent diarrhoea that causes very yellow stools, bloating, gas and so on. Endoscopy with biopsy 2 years ago was clear but colonoscopy revealed 15 polyps that were unrelated to my gastric issues??

Since that time my symptoms have only gotten worse despite cutting out dairy and introducing FODMAP.

Severe upper abdominal pain 2 weeks ago (new symptom) sent me to the GP who ran a number of tests and scans and then finally sent me for another endoscopy which revealed:

regenerative gastric mucosa with moderate chronic inflammation.

Mild to moderate chronic duodentitis

Villi are swollen, congested, and shorter.

Moderate number of lymphocytes present in the mucosa.

Moderate chronic duodenitis with loss of villi.

Prominent small capillary-like blood vessels seen in the lamina propria.

Inflamed mucosa of gastric type. Findings suggest moderate reflux oesophagitis.

Moderate chronic erosive duodenitis.

Despite all of the findings the conclusion report is inconclusive and suggests further serology, however my Dr believes there is enough significant evidence for him to diagnose me with coeliac disease. Obviously this is life changing news and I am unsure if I should be requesting further testing before changing my diet for the rest of my life.

If anyone could shed some light on my results and tell me what you think I would really appreciate it.

Maybe I’m just in denial lol