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Hello all! I have found this website as I await celiac testing later in the year. I do currently have bile acid diarrhoea, and a recent MRI showed my ileum is inflamed but that’s all I have so far. I met with a dietician as I had lost 30kg of my weight in a short period of time. I had cut out all fodmaps (except gluten) and my diet consisted of cous cous, fish, toast, pasta, vegan sausages and oats. (Low low fat to ensure it’s not caused by bile acids). The dietician recommended cutting out gluten, and for the last 8 weeks I’ve never been ill, except for today. I sound stupid but if you have the diarrhoea again after being fine would this rule out celiac? Does anyone else have bile diarrhoea? Do they maybe make each other worse? I’ve gone from maximum dose of Imodium to maybe 1 or 2 sometimes none which was massive for me. The improvement was that drastic. When cutting out gluten should you also cut out things that say they’re gluten free but the factory handles gluten? Has anyone been in a similar situation? Can celiac even cause an inflamed ileum?! My symptoms were passing blood with stool, weight loss, rashy/blistered hands, mouth ulcers constantly, severe right side pain (lower), lip swelling, hives and just general feeling like I have flu all of the time. Thankyou in advance for any advice, I really appreciate any replies.
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Celiac.com 08/23/2023 - Distal gastrectomy has been a common treatment for peptic ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease. However, questions have arisen about its impact on gastric mucosa. A team of researchers recently looked into the connection between distal gastrectomy and Helicobacter pylori infection, as well as celiac disease. The research team included Kubilay Issever, Ersin Kuloglu, Demet Sengul, Ali Muhtaroglu, and Ahmet Cumhur Dulger. They are variously affiliated with the departments of Internal Medicine, Pathology, and General Surgery at Giresun University Medical Faculty in Giresun, Turkey. Observational Retrospective Study Focused on Two Groups of Dyspepsia Patients Conducted at Giresun University Faculty of Medicine, the observational retrospective study focused on two groups of patients with dyspepsia. The first group, termed the antrectomy group, consisted of 35 individuals who had undergone distal gastrectomy for benign causes. The second, the control group, included 50 dyspepsia patients who had not undergone gastrectomy. Results showed that the antrectomy group had a higher proportion of older male patients. Lab parameters revealed significant differences: platelets, lymphocytes, and albumin levels were lower in the antrectomy group, while urea, creatinine, and antibodies like anti-Endomisium Ig A (anti-EMA) and anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA (anti-tTGA) were higher. Gastric biopsy results unveiled greater instances of Helicobacter pylori infection, tissue atrophy, neutrophil, and lymphocyte infiltration in the antrectomy group compared to the control group. Further analysis showed correlations of note. An inverse relationship was found between albumin levels and the presence of anti-EMA antibodies or tissue atrophy. Conversely, a positive correlation existed between anti-EMA antibody presence and both Helicobacter pylori infection and tissue atrophy. Distal Gastrectomy for Dyspepsia Patients More Likely to Have Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Celiac Disease The study's implications are significant. People who have undergone distal gastrectomy for dyspepsia may be more susceptible to complications tied to Helicobacter pylori infection and celiac disease. The potential for Helicobacter pylori infections to progress into malignancies raises concerns. As a result, routine screening and interventions to eliminate Helicobacter pylori infections are paramount to prevent malignant transformations in the remaining gastric tissue. This study underscores the potential risks stemming from distal gastrectomy, especially its association with Helicobacter pylori infection and celiac disease. This knowledge will help medical practitioners to better navigate post-gastrectomy care, more effectively manage potential complications, and better plan preventive measures. This study does not indicate whether the increased celiac disease risk was a result of the distal gastrectomy, or whether the patients who underwent a distal gastrectomy may have had undiagnosed celiac disease before this treatment. Logically the results of this study might indicate that routine screenings for celiac disease should be done before any distal gastrectomy surgery to rule it out. Read more at Cureus.com
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To All, To Whomever might read this.....good luck on your continued journey! I recently came across this article on how Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs can cause Ulcers and I though it might of interest to others and want to share in the hope that it might help some one else. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/perforated-ulcer-ibuprofen-dingell/2021/05/26/93f18ff8-bcc0-11eb-b26e-53663e6be6ff_story.html quoting from the article... "Soon, Dingell said she was regularly downing 800 mg morning and night, which continued long after the initial surgery. By around March, Dingell said her doctors started to raise concerns about how much ibuprofen she was taking. “The doctors warned me,” she said. “They told me that taking it for this long, they wanted to watch me closely, and I thought I was invincible.” Ibuprofen and other pain relievers such as naproxen, or Aleve, reduce your body’s ability to make a layer of mucus that protects the lining of your stomach from gastric acid, said Christian Stevoff, clinical practice director in the division of gastroenterology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine." I always wondered how NSAIDs could cause ulcers and this article explains it well! Quoting again... “We think if we’re taking over-the-counter medicines and we’re not feeling anything, we’re okay,” said Dingell, who had been using high doses of Motrin to help with lingering pain from surgery earlier this year. “I didn’t know I had an ulcer,” she added. “I had no stomach pain before this.” Taking pain relievers such as Advil, Motrin, Aleve or aspirin, also known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), is one of the most common causes of ulcers, experts say. But “there’s a real education gap” among members of the public about the potentially serious side effects of these medications, said Kyle Staller, director of the Gastrointestinal Motility Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital. “Just because something’s available over the counter doesn’t mean it’s safe to be used by everyone for any amount of time,” Staller said. Though NSAIDs are “wonderful medications for the relief of pain,” he said, (but) it’s important to remember how powerful they are." ..... When taken for too long they (NSAIDs) indeed can cause ulcers by reducing the Mucus that protects our stomachs... I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advice. Posterboy
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been seeing different doctors for a couple of months now. for some reason every few weeks I get these flare ups I guess you would say. Burning my stomach feels like somone punched it or like I ripped a scab off inside. Docs wants to give me some anti depressants. Others tell me to eat more yogurt. could this possibly be stomach ulcers? They wanted to do a Scan with contrast but I canceled because I didn't want to drink it i was scared it would make me sick. I don't want to go to anymore doctors and I don't want another endoscopy. i get ulcers on my mouth every few weeks too so maybe my stomach is effected also? i am completely gluten free I try to be anyway, I live with roommates who do eat gluten sandwiches and we do share the same plates but I do wash with bleach before using. I did get fries a few weeks ago from bojangles and found some chicken crumbs in there. I already eaten one but threw the rest away. ( bojangles is a fried chicken place but they told me they cook their fries separately) Never going there again. I irrate my roommates with not being able to eat out and everything hurting me. Not really sure what else to do really. Is there a way for me to self diagnose ulcers if that's what it is? I use to think it was endometriosis, but still not totally sure. oh and I also take a lot of Advil...trying to stop because I heard they can cause ulcer and stomach problems.
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