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I have severe pancreatic insufficiency. I've had several stool tests done and they've all come back showing "completely undetectable levels of digestive enzymes". So by the sounds of it my pancreas has basically retired (although I don't seem to have an insulin problem). I'm prescribed Creon to take with everything I eat, which has lipase, protease and amylase...

It's the first in the list of symptoms listed by Coeliac UK: Open Original Shared Link I think you should definitely push for blood test and biopsy. But remember, you have to be eating gluten for the tests to be accurate!

Does hypoglycaemia cause night sweats? Most nights I wake up at least once drenched in a cold sweat. I don't think I'm getting too hot because I don't feel hot and I very rarely get too hot (wore jumpers in Africa during the summer). Anyway, it's pretty annoying and gross

Thank you. I looked up hypoglycemia but a lot of the symptoms seem really severe, I've only been experiencing a few of the milder ones. The monitors look pretty expensive but I'll shop around and see if I can get one cheap. Hi Marcus . Unfortunately my body is really awful at digesting fats. I have pancreatic enzymes to take with food but the drinks...

Okay, thanks for the info, I didn't realise you could be hypoglycaemic without diabetes. I tried to book a blood test but my surgery's fully-booked for now so I ordered a home glucose urinalysis test to do first. Probably not accurate but I thought I'd check before trying to book an appointment again. Hi, sorry I should have made myself clearer....

And there's absolutely no history of diabetes on either side of my family.

Thanks for the advice everyone. I've never been tested for diabetes but I've had a lot of blood tests recently so surely they would have picked up diabetes or hypo/hyperglycaemia? Then again, I am ALWAYS thirsty even though I'm definitely not dehydrated because I pee all the time and it's always clear in colour. The doctors here are rubbish and it's...

I'm prescribed high-energy supplement drinks (I have complex malabsorption issues and pancreatic failure) which are really sugary. Anywho, after I have these drinks I quite often feel dizzy/sick and get mild heart palpitations/tachycardia. Even when I sip them really slowly.This happens with sugary food as well. They're definitely gluten-free so it's not...

It'd be interesting to find out what causes the variation! Maybe it depends on the strength of our immune system at the moment of ingestion? Or the region of the intestines targetted? Yep I would never experiment for 'yucks' . The destruction celiac disease reaped on my body led to me being hospitalised for several weeks on end this year. I'm still recovering...

Hiya . Back when I was eating gluten I didn't have particularly consistent symptoms either, although if I ate a gluten-heavy meal I definitely suffered heavily afterwards! But sometimes I wouldn't feel much of a reaction at all, or would feel crap after a non-gluten meal. Maybe some of the symptoms have time-lags? Or perhaps whilst the antibodies are always...

I just have a few questions re the mechanisms of coeliac disease. I'm a zoology student with coeliac disease (and associated conditions....gluten really reaked havoc on my body!) so am interested in the science, but I've always struggled with comprehending the biology of the immune system. Maybe it's because mine's so rubbish, ha Do we ALWAYS react to...

.Would it be worth getting my thyroid tested?

Have also been experiencing a twitching thumb and numb fingertips....any ideas? I do have a history of carpel tunnel syndrome but it doesn't usually affect me this way....

Thanks guys . I have talked to the dietitians about possible other intolerances, including lactose, soy, egg etc. but they tell me they're reluctant to have me cut out any foods (I'm a vegetarian) until I'm a higher weight, and I can see their point. I really don't like the supplement drinks at all :/. The liquid feed I get through the tube is really good...

What a lovely topic title, sorry about that! Over the past year I have lost a lot of weight and am experiencing many 'IBS-like' symptoms. This includes stomach aches, varying food transit times (often very fast), undigested food in stools, blood/blood clots and mucus in stools. I was diagnosed with coeliac disease (very positive blood test and endoscopy...