I am only repeating what I was told, so I don't really know myself.
Last night I was reading this article that seems to indicate (in rats anyway) that inflammation can affect nutrient absorption. So that's interesting.
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Thank you for the replies.
The second endoscopy was really mainly looking for an ulcer. I only briefly brought up the topic of celiac when speaking with the consultant. None of us were really thinking of it as a possibility at the time. I had gone from feeling fine to a fairly sudden onset of symptoms that all seemed to point toward ulcer. The symptoms...
I apologize in advance for the length of this. I'm complicated and very confused.
8 years ago I was tested for celiac because of some vitamin deficiencies. The only test that came back positive was a gliadin iga. An upper endoscopy also didn't find celiac. I didn't have any typical celiac symptoms but going off of gluten seemed to improve the dizzy spells...