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Lbutler321 Newbie
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Can gluten damage cause blood in the stool?

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Blood in the stool is not likely the result of gluten damage. Are you seeing this blood regularly or is this a temporary happening? To occasionally see blood in the stool is not unusual. It can simply be the result of a capillary bursting in the colon or rectum. If it is bright red it would be coming from the lower end of the intestinal track. Celiac disease involves the far other end of the intestine just below the outlet from the stomach. A small bleed high up like that would no longer be bright red by the time it made it to the other end and out.

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Lbutler321 Newbie
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Regularly

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Please reread my post above as I edited it after your reply. Color is important.

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I had colorectal surgery 9/26.  My surgeon is not concerned, but the original belly pain I started having back in July is still present.  Dr says pain is not related to cancer that was removed.  Cant get any answers so Im trying to eliminate things.  Started gluten free and tummy ache went away but still having blood present. I ate regularly over this holiday to see if my tummy pain returned and it has not.

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By eating regularly, do you mean you included gluten back in your diet?

Have you officially been diagnosed with either celiac disease or NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity)?

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Blood is consistent throughout poop.  Seeps out into the water if left to sit. I had colorectal surgery 9/26.  My surgeon is not concerned, but the original belly pain I started having back in July is still present.  Dr says pain is not related to cancer that was removed.  Cant get any answers so Im trying to eliminate things.  Started gluten free and tummy ache went away but still having blood present. I ate regularly over this holiday to see if my tummy pain returned and it has not.

Dr says not celiac disease.  Ate normal wheat based food.

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It might be a good idea to get tested for celiac disease. There are specific serum antibody tests designed to detect celiac disease. On what basis did your doctor say you don't have celiac disease? specific tests must be run to either confirm it or rule it out. https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/screening-and-diagnosis/screening/ You can also order a home antibody test kit from companies like Imaware for about $100 US.

Again though, if the blood is bright red it is coming from down low, not higher up where celiac disease happens. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation in the lining of the small bowel when gluten is ingested. Over time, the inflammation wears down the villi that line the small bowel. The villi are where all the nutrition in our food is absorbed. Even if the blood isn't from celiac disease, the belly pain could be.

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Biopsies were taken.  Dr says tested negative for celiac.

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I did have blood in my stool as a symptom of celiac disease, and it was usually present in a puss-like substance. I do think you should get a blood test for celiac disease regardless of your biopsy results so you can rule out celiac disease, however, the results would not rule out non-celiac gluten sensitivity.

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Blood test was negative

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