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Well the doctor said it's not celiac. I'm infected with c. difficile bacteria. I thought you'd want to know

Well, I just got back from my endoscopy and colonoscopy. The doc found that I have chronic gastritis and 4 colon polyps which he thinks are benign. The freaking doctor gave my fiance instructions to just "continue taking the ppi, continue with what she's been doing and see if she gets better and follow up in 2 weeks". Um, I've been doing the same thing...

I also really appreciate your reply. Being this sick this young makes everyone think it must be "in your head" or something. So having this validation really helps I've just found it so eye opening as I've read all the symptoms of celiac and read everyone's experiences on the boards. It's just remarkable to me that basically everything that's been wrong...

Thank you, I will definitely ask for all those tests!! I appreciate you detailing it out. I've been reading so many of these posts over the last few days and have seen how people have been misdiagnosed. It's such a shame. I'm just bracing myself. And I do indeed plan to go gluten free if these doctor's don't come up with some answers that make me feel better...

My pancreas actually came back looking normal. Just my liver was a little wonky (but that said that the slightly fatty liver isn't all that abnormal either). I also take two quality refrigerated probiotics a day (have done so since 2008 when I had post-surgical digestive complications after having a dermoid cyst removed with 75% of one of my ovaries)...

A few more things I forgot to add: Broken my arm 6 times in my life for unremarkable events. Had a lot of stomach aches as a child. I was diagnosed with IBS at 18 due to severe stomach cramping (but it eventually went away). I've started to get migraines in the past year. I also was never allergic to anything as a child and am now allergic to shellfish...

I've been having some pretty severe medical issues since 2004 when I was 27. In 2004 I started to come down with bizarre symptoms the doctors couldn't figure out including flu like symptoms, fevers, swollen toes, mouth ulcers, and general achiness. I finally was sent to a rheumetologist who diagnosed me with Bechet's disease. Well about 3 months later...