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Celiac.com 04/10/2023 - The association between celiac disease and the development of small bowel lymphoproliferative disorders and esophageal adenocarcinoma is well-established, but there is limited evidence of an increased risk of colorectal cancer in these patients. Cross-sectional Population-based Study To evaluate the risk of developing colorectal cancer in patients with celiac disease a team of researchers recently conducted a cross-sectional population-based study using a commercial database that contains the electronic health records from 26 major integrated US healthcare systems. The team included patients aged 18-65 years of age, and excluded those with inflammatory bowel disease. They used multivariate analysis to calculate the risk of developing colorectal cancer, adjusting for potential confounders. The Researchers The research team included Somtochukwu Onwuzo; Antoine Boustany; Mustafa Saleh; Riya Gupta; Chidera Onwuzo; Jessy Mascarenhas Monteiro; Favour Lawrence; Chinenye Emeshiobi; Juliana Odu; and Imad Asaad. They are variously affiliated with the departments of Internal Medicine and Department of Gastroenterology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland; the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Lebanese University in Beirut, LBN; the Faculty of Medicine in Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore in Mangalore, IND; the department of Internal Medicine and the General Hospital Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria; the department of Internal Medicine at the Ross University School of Medicine in Bridgetown, Barbados; the department of Internal Medicine at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, USA; and the department of Public Health at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, USA. Their Findings: Patients with Celiac Disease Face an Increased Risk of Developing Colorectal Cancer The team's cross-sectional population-based study showed that patients with celiac disease face an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, even after adjusting for common risk factors. Their findings suggest that patients with celiac disease are frequently diagnosed with colorectal cancer, indicating that the disease may involve other parts of the gastrointestinal tract besides the small bowel. The results highlight the importance of screening patients with celiac disease for colorectal cancer, even in the absence of traditional risk factors. These findings could help to improve the management and follow-up of patients with celiac disease, especially with regard to diagnosis and prevention of colorectal cancer. Read more at Cureus.com
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Currently going through the process of eating gluten every day to confirm diagnosis. Have a colonoscopy scheduled on the 27th and trying not to loose hope while eating all this gluten. Breaking out in a rash, brain fog, head aches, joint pain, and of course endless stomach issues and pain. Anyone else on their diagnosis journey? Trying to stay positive and keep going but I really want to just stop eating the big G.
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Hey Guys, I'll post the question first in case you don't have time to read my story. Does/can gluten expose cause burning pain in the gut area? It seems when I MIGHT have a gluten exposure I get a "flare" of burning pain in my gut - mostly my left upper area. If I KNOW I've eaten gluten I get the burning plus the awful cramps and like I have constipation and diarrhea at the same time, my joints hurt like crazy and feel a little dizzy and this goes on strong for at least two days and takes what seems two to three weeks to go away. Backstory: My gut has been sick for 5 years. My gastro doc ran the basic tests (colonoscopy, endoscopy with all the biopsies, etc.) and my GP ran all the other stuff (CT scan, Echo of gallbladder, bloodwork). ALL normal except slight gastritis in stomach and a few diverticuli along my colon. Gastro doc said I have classic IBS. I have seriously tried every single diet change on the planet to heal up, and some have been quite extreme. The ONE thing I found for sure is that if I go strict without gluten and dairy for, say, 3 weeks, and then eat gluten again I get sicker than a dog. Now, during all my tests, my gastro doc biopsied me for celiac but at the time I didn't KNOW he was going to test me for it and HE didn't know I wasn't eating gluten. When he told me the celiac came back negative I said that was good because I hadn't been eating gluten for awhile anyway. The gasto doc was shocked and said the NEGATIVE results could totally be wrong. He told me to "Go eat all the bread that God made and come see me so we can redo the test". I took some gluten afterwards and immediately got sick. I didn't go back to my gastro doc because I wasn't about to continue to eat the gluten for 2 weeks. My GP doc says he wants to diagnose me with celiac just based on my symptoms alone. Now, the burning pain in my left upper side is so awful. Like a 6 or 7 on my pain scale.. and I've birthed 6 children with no meds. It used to come and go and now it's mostly here. I try hard to stay away from gluten but since the pandemic have been eating out "gluten free" and I think I get exposed. Yet, I'm still not sure if I am even celiac! I read somewhere that if a person is highly sensitive to gluten that an exposure can make them sick for up to a year? Now my GP doc wants to run more tests to see if I have other issues. My main question is whether gluten exposure can cause this type of burning pain? Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks, Missi
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New here! In short, I’m a 22yo female with chronic nausea/vomiting, loss of appetite, painful diarrhea, 90+ pound weightloss in a bit over a year, tingly hands/feet, awful fatigue, and stomach pains with a history of anxiety/depression dating back to childhood, but absolutly no other previous conditions. I think there’s a possibility I have celiac, but my doctors don’t seem to be too helpful communicating with me the meaning of the tests results. They pretty much just said “hmmmm...it could be, but maybe not” which to me is a lame answer. I was hoping someone could take a look at these results and interprete if it sounds like it could be Celiac or not. igA- 595 mg/dL *went up from 555 three weeks ago if that means anything, they accidentally ordered the same test twice Ttg- 1 U/mL HLA DQ2- positive HLA DQ8- negative Endoscopy/colonoscopy biopsies- Duodenal mucosa with patchy mildly increased intraepithealial lymphocytes, preserved villous architecture Gastric oxyntic mucosa with focal mild chronic inflammation focal active colitis in right colon *I don’t know if this is relavent, but my bilirubin is slightly elevated I’m still waiting on results from deamidated gliadin peptic antibodies igA igG. I was also wondering if anyone here is a cigarette smoker and if that delayed diagnosis, I read that somewhere, and I do smoke maybe a pack and a half a week as I have been for the last 5 years (symptoms started a year and a half ago). What do yas think? Should I cut out the gluten? Right now, while I don’t eat a lot, when I do it’s definilty not gluten free.
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Hi everyone! i have just been told I have to have an endoscopy and colonoscopy, not because of any gastro symptoms but because of non iron anaemia. These tests seem a bit invasive and maybe a little premature ? I do have the coeliac gene but apparently so do 33% of the population. Why would it be so important for me to go straight to this? Any help to understand/convince me appreciated
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Good Morning! I had my 5 year colonoscopy/endoscopy and was told they found a polyp. My follow up with my Gastro is in May - and of course I decided to Google Polyps and now I am freaked out. I am 43 with Celiac and also IBS - anyone else have a polyp? I know the best is to wait to talk to my Dr but I am stressing myself out. I don’t know the size or which type I am looking for support and someone to help calm me down!! Thanks!!!!
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Clash With The Doctors On My Colonoscopy Prep
1desperateladysaved posted a blog entry in 1desperateladysaved's Blog
I am normally a very shy person just wanting to blend in and willingly do what I am asked. However, when doctors told me that I needed to drink high fructose corn syrup, corn in my medications, and plastic (Mira lax) they had overstepped their power and I felt threatened. I swell up if I smell corn, so I knew I couldn't eat it. They dismissed my concern about this saying, "You can do it for the test." I set out to figure out a safe alternative for me to prep for my colonoscopy. This process took me over a month of most of my daily thoughts to figure out. I felt in above my head. I asked pharmacists that worked with my doctor for alternative products. They referred me back to the doctor. I told them that the doctor would not provide me with an alternative product. They said well the doctor must not be concerned about your allergy problems. I asked the pharmacist at the local drugstore who also referred me back to the doctor. Baffled I finally asked a friend that was a pharmacist who I should ask that could help me. She said that she could help. She also said that she would not have believed my allergy problem, but she had a relative having the same sorts of issues. Finally, I felt ready and the day for prep arrived. I woke up that morning and for the second day in a row had diarrhea. I mean BEFORE my prep even began! As the day went on I scolded myself about not just being able to do what the doctor said it do. Still, the product should work, all I have to do is be absolutely sure I get enough fluids. I also had made broth with meat and veggies and had this strained for meals. I remembered the product mostly would not be absorbed by my body, so even know I took a large quantity, it would pass through. I trusted my friend the pharmacist and she had used this very substance for her colonoscopy a few years back. Besides the doctor had prescribed this substance to use in prep, just not the brand and form which I had. Finally, I convinced myself and poured the capsules into a cup. I added water and stirred. I drank it down. IN the bottom of my cup was soggy powder, so I chewed and swallowed. My pharmacist friend had told me that when the treatment was finished with the job, the stool would come out yellow and clear. Mind did by the end of the first dose. That meant that I could stop, but I did the second dose anyway, because I knew I had to be sure. The doctor's prep had also a morning prep before the test, but for me that would have meant being up at 3 am. I hadn't known this when I signed up for their first appointment of the day. I did both parts the day before so that I didn't have to get up during the night or worry about driving to the office with diarrhea. I first talked with a nurse that asked which prep I did. I told her I prepped with magnesium citrate. She asked if it were the one prescribed and I said I ordered one I could tolerate without corn. Are you]allergic to corn, she asked? I can't eat corn I replied. What are your symptoms? My body swells up. "You could have done it for the test." Anyway, I felt angry with her. She left me to dress. Another nurse came in and started going over more info that my prep wasn't good enough. The doctor came in and announced that she heard I was rude to the nurse. Then she went into a lecture about how my prep wasn't good enough. Her nurse told her that I did my own prep and this was foolish behavior! I began to yell about them dismissing a person when they say they can't have corn and ordering only giving meds with corn. The doctor claimed she wished she would have known I couldn't have corn... I had told her I couldn't, but they kept saying, but you can have it. Only bloating. Ahhhhhhhhh, I thought! . The doctor said that it was dangerous of me to take the same dose of magnesium citrate which she called for in a part of her plan. It can tend to give kidney problems. I didn't take the same formula, because it had lemon juice which I cannot have either. Also, she mentioned my kidney had showed somewhat dehydrated a couple of days before. Everything had looked within normal limits to me. And she affirmed that it was just a little borderline. They reminded me the Miralax doesn't have corn, but I said it is plastic which isn't to eat! ) I asked them with my hands on the oxygen tube in my nose if they wanted me to leave?! Finally I said, 'You know I think we both have the same goal-to keep me safe. I know that I can't eat corn. Finally everyone seemed a bit disarmed. The doctor decided to start in without sedatives to see if the "prep" worked." I alerted them that I read up on the sedatives and thought we needed to keep the dosage low. . I enjoyed watching the bright red shiny pictures as the scope traveled through a twisting tunnel. Everything looked clean except for a tiny wisp of mucous. The doctor looked rather excited (in a good way) over what she saw as if she were marveling also. Suddenly she hit a twist and began to turn. I felt extreme pain as if someone took a credit card and scraped it against the side of an open sore. This brought a muffled cry as I never recall making except perhaps in childbirth. It sounds a little like a chicken cackling after laying an egg. " I am sorry I said, I can't." I couldn't lie still as it hurt too much. Then she said that the prep looked good enough, so I got the sedatives,. . When I woke up, I was in a bed facing a huge window with the light cheerily coming in. The doctor was standing nearby looking concerned. She said that she knew that I wanted less dose of sedative, but they ended up giving more than usual. The kinks they found were so sensitive. Then she said that we could do the same prep again if we ever needed to. She mentioned fodmaps diet for me. I looked into it and it is similar in many respects to what I am doing. Fruit variety is limited, but my recent favorites strawberries and bananas are allowed. Many of the ones I can't eat are on the bad list that seemed interesting. It is also gluten free. The doc also said that the endoscopy looked great. Everything looked healed up. I apologized to the nurse and the doctor, for indeed I had been rude to them. I know a person who, "though He was reviled, He reviled not again" and would like to do likewise regardless of circumstances. I felt somewhat dizzy from the sedative. We walked to the lab to get my blood work. We got in the car. I gulped down two thermoses of home tap well water as I felt so thirsty. We drove for a while and then I started searching for a plastic bag if you get my drift. There were holes in the bag I found. oops, I had planned to put a bucket or something in. Anyway, I felt better when the water was gone and decided to wait til I got home to drink more and have some food. I came home and put on my robe and collapsed on the couch with my pillow. The children were duly impressed when they came home later. Actually they were a little worried. I had heard of the robe tactic when you need to rest and it truly worked. I really didn't feel too bad, but was told to lay low. I looked up kinks in the intestine. It can be cancer. my dad said that no one in the family has had cancer. He has a nice point. BUT "nobody" has had celiac either and that didn't stop me from getting it and or the genes Okay, but the doctor said that they found one polyp that looked benign She brought up cancer for that. She mentioned the kinks, but didn't mention cancer as an option. She took biopsy's, though, so we're bound to find out. Kinks can also be linked to celiac or chrohns, or pelvic inflammatory disease. I took from the Fodmap diet option that she is thinking food problems and that stands good for my side. My side of defending my right to not eat corn. Since, the doctor offered me a fruit intolerance test. But she mentioned you just drink some stuff and blow into something. I probably will stall out, because what do you think that the stuff will be? It is probably high fructose corn syrup. The results of my tests showed no cancer or significant ungoing damage to my digestive track. Thanks to my friend the pharmacist I knew to have the doctor check for electrolyte balance after that test. This test came out well. My prep didn't damage as was feared. Also the doctor said that if we needed to ever, we could use that same prep again, except perhaps would need to do the last coarse the morning of the exam. Personally, I hope there never is a reason, but am glad that if there is ever was I know where to go for help!- 1 comment
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This is not Medical advice: The biopsy determination of celiac disease requires demonstration of the abnormalities in the proximal small intestine. It is not possible to get such a biopsy going through the anus. The colonoscope does not reach that far. The biopsy instrument must go through the mouth. This is usually achieved with a upper endoscopy (AKA gastroscopy, EGD) A colonoscopy is frequently preformed for the investigation of diarrhea but does not and can not detect celiac disease. Joseph A. Murray, MD.
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