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ARCHIVED Endoscopy And Colonoscopy Jitters
rhiwoman replied to rhiwoman's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
So my son's upper endoscopy and colonoscopy came back completely normal- both visually and the biopsies. He is still having blood with every bowel movement though. We started a gluten free diet right after the procedure. I am feeling a lot more energetic without the gluten, despite having a head cold I actually feel like I am awake for once. I can't tell... -
ARCHIVED Endoscopy And Colonoscopy Jitters
rhiwoman replied to rhiwoman's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
I thought the prep would be really awful but it wasn't bad at all. The prep takes two days with the procedure on the morning of day 3. Both prep days my son had a laxative morning and night. The senna dissolving strips went down easy, but he didn't like the magnesium sulfate, especially after the bottle was open and it was flat. Although he had to take 3... -
ARCHIVED Endoscopy And Colonoscopy Jitters
rhiwoman replied to rhiwoman's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Well my kiddo is back home from his procedures. They couldn't find a source of the bleeding and see nothing obviously wrong internally. It will be 5 days before we hear anything about the biopsies. My baby is groggy and a little tippy walking but otherwise seems to be just fine. I'm just glad that is over and I really hope that we will get some answers after... -
ARCHIVED Endoscopy And Colonoscopy Jitters
rhiwoman posted a topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
My 3.5 year old is going in for an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy tomorrow. Any words of advice from parents who have been there? He has had stomach problem for about 2 years and got a dx of "toddler diarrhea" from his first GI about one year ago. For the past two months he has had blood in his stools, hence the colonoscopy, and they will do the upper endoscopy... -
ARCHIVED Family History Mystery
rhiwoman replied to rhiwoman's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I suppose it is possible that only trying the diet will tell, but I'm afraid of an inconclusive result that would still leave me wondering. Is nausea a symptom of Celiac? I have been nauseous all of the time (and I'm not pregnant) but figure it could be environmental allergies or stress or something in my diet. -
ARCHIVED Family History Mystery
rhiwoman posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Both of my siblings seem to have Celiac Disease but neither has had a biopsy. My sister was suffering from extreme fatigue to the point that she could not go to work for three months before her doctor suggested removing gluten based on high anti-gliadin IgA and IgG levels. She rapidly recovered after going gluten free and now shows more typical digestive...