Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Concerned

TeresaF
 Share

Recommended Posts

TeresaF Newbie
TeresaF
Posted

Hi, 

I am booked in for a colonoscopy and endoscopy later this month.

I visited my GP a few weeks ago because I have been battling to lose weight, she referred me to have some blood tests which showed I was anemic and my liver enzymes were elevated.

I was then told to complete a stool sample that came back positive for fecal occult blood.

I haven’t had the blood test for Celiac disease.

I have had issues in the past with indigestion and I can often get bloated after eating pasta at night but seem fine with bread.

I have been reading up online about Celiac and there seems to be a few symptoms that could be relevant. I went into early menopause at 38, suffer badly with allergies and histamines in certain foods (can’t drink wine). My memory is terrible, especially with figures lately and my hearing is getting bad. (I am 44 so shouldn’t really be age related yet).

I think I am just concerned about the positive occult blood test the most, hoping it isn’t something sinister.

I am eating gluten still in readiness for the endoscopy but I just wish it was sooner so that I could have some answers.

Anyway, thanks for reading. It is good to be able to discuss this as I am trying to not discuss it with my husband and kids too much so that they don’t get worried.

 

 

 

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


trents Grand Master
trents
Posted

Welcome to the forum, Teresa!

When the endoscopy is done, will the doctor also take biopsies to check for celiac disease? You don't actually say but I assume this to be the case since you mention you are purposely still eating gluten before the scoping.

TeresaF Newbie
TeresaF
Posted
  • Author
36 minutes ago, trents said:

Welcome to the forum, Teresa!

When the endoscopy is done, will the doctor also take biopsies to check for celiac disease? You don't actually say but I assume this to be the case since you mention you are purposely still eating gluten before the scoping.

Hi, yes she has mentioned she wants the endoscopy to check for Celiac so they will be taking samples.

Wheatwacked Veteran
Wheatwacked
Posted

Your mix of symptoms could definitely be Celiac. There was a study that people who use Acid reducers (PPI) and histomine blockers eventually are diagnosed with Celiac Disease, as opposed to those who are prescribed only one or the other.  While waiting for your gastro appointment any chance of getting your doctors to go ahead and get a Celiac Blood panel and vitamin D plasma test done? Low D is ubiquitous.

Anemia, B12 deficiency, gastritis, bloating, fecal occult, allergies, endometriosis and actually all of your symptoms, just some of the over 200 symptoms that have been linked to Celiac Disease. Liver enzymes could be low Choline  due to Celiac Disease caused malabsorption.

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
Posted

If I were you I'd request the blood panel for celiac disease while you're waiting, as this would likely be needed anyway to make a diagnosis, and is usually done before an endoscopy for celiac disease. Here is more info:

 

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      126,113
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    ArielGartner
    Newest Member
    ArielGartner
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      120.9k
    • Total Posts
      69.2k
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • StaciField
      My bone structure is disintegrating and I’m having to have my teeth removed

      By StaciField · Posted

      There’s a Cosco in Auckland in New Zealand. It’s a bit away from where I live but it’s worth the travel for me. Very appreciative of your advice.
    • Wheatwacked
      Celiac Maybe a Possibility?

      By Wheatwacked · Posted

      It seems you have proven that you cannot eat gluten.  You've done what your doctors have not been able to do in 40 years. That's your low vitamin D, a common symptom with Celiac Disease.  Zinc is also a common defiency.  Its an antiviral.  that's why zinc gluconate lozenges work against airborne viruses.  Vitamin D and the Immune System+ Toe cramps, I find 250 mg of Thiamine helps.   When I started GFD I counted 19 symptoms going back to childhood that improved with Gluten Free Diet and vitamin D. I still take 10,000 IU a day to maintain 80 ng/ml and get it tested 4 times a year. Highest was 93 ng/ml and that was at end of summer.  Any excess is stored in fat or excreted through bile.   The western diet is deficient in many nutrients including choline and iodine.  Thats why processed foods are fortified.  Celiac Disease causes malabsorption of vitamins and minerals from the small intestine damage.  GFD stops the damage, but you will still have symptoms of deficiency until you get your vitamins repleted to normal.  Try to reduce your omega 6:3 ratio.  The Standard American Diet is 14:1 or greater.  Healthy is 3:1.  Wheat flour is 22:1.  Potatoes are 3:1 while sweet potatoes are 14:1.  So those sweet potatos that everyone says is better than Russet: they are increasing your inflammation levels.   
    • Scott Adams
      Weird Symptoms

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      My mother also has celiac disease, and one of her symptoms for many years before her diagnosis was TMJ. I believe it took her many years on a gluten-free diet before this issue went away.
    • Jeff Platt
      Weird Symptoms

      By Jeff Platt · Posted

      Ear pain and ringing your entire life may or may not be TMJ related but could be something else. A good TMJ exam would be helpful to rule that out as a potential cause from a dentist who treats that. I have teens as well as adults of all ages who suffer from TMJ issues so it’s not a certain age when it shows up.   
    • cristiana
      Weird Symptoms

      By cristiana · Posted

      Not sure if related to coeliac disease but my ear ringing  has stepped up a notch since diagnosis.  Even since a child silence really hurts my ears - there is always a really loud noise if there is no other noise in a quiet room - but my brain has learned to filter it out.  Since diagnosis in my forties I also get a metallic ringing in my ears, sometimes just one, sometimes both.  But it comes and goes.   My sister also suffers now, we are both in our fifties, but she is not a coeliac, so for all I know it could just be an age thing.  I do get occasional stabbing pain in my ears but that has been all my life, and I do appear to be vulnerable to outer ear infections too.  So not a particularly helpful reply here, but I suppose what I am trying to say is it might be related but then again it could just be one of those things.   I think in the UK where I live doctors like you to report if you get tinnitus in just the one ear.  I reported mine but no cause was found.  Most of the time it is nothing but sometimes it can have a cause that can be treated, so perhaps worth reporting to your GP.  
×
×
  • Create New...