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- Raquel2021 replied to Raquel2021's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease10
Blunted villi almost 4 year after diagnosis
Same here. Looking for answers. My endoscopy also showed chronic gastritis. I hope you find some answers. Let.me know if you. -
- Helen Robertson replied to Raquel2021's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease10
Blunted villi almost 4 year after diagnosis
Yes, when I learned of the Omeprazole side effects I stopped it immediately and experienced extreme acid rebound, but between Tums and Famodidine, I stuck it out. But I’m sure that the vitamin deficiencies I experienced were caused by taking this medication for almost a year. And could it be responsible for the blunted villi? Who knows. The endoscopy a... -
- Raquel2021 replied to Raquel2021's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease10
Blunted villi almost 4 year after diagnosis
Exactly my thoughts. Having blunting of the villi means you have not completely healed the small intestine. It means you still have some damage. We need normal villi to absorb nutrients properly. From what I have heard your bot supposed to take Omeprazole indefinitely as this can also cause the body not to absorb nutrients. It is interesting you had normal... -
- Raquel2021 replied to Raquel2021's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease10
Blunted villi almost 4 year after diagnosis
Thanks again. My first endoscopy said mild blunting of the villi. The recent one said the same thing mild blunting of the villi. I went back to the GI because eventhough my symptoms had improved I am still suffering from a lot of them. I had read on this forum about people feeling great again and that never happened to me in the 4 years of gluten-free diet... -
- Helen Robertson replied to Raquel2021's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease10
Blunted villi almost 4 year after diagnosis
I was diagnosed in 2004 via biopsy and had a repeat endoscopy in 2006. At that time my villi had grown back and I was fine. Most recently I’ve been having gluten symptoms but antibody blood tests were normal. I have Vitamin D, Vitamin B12 and folate deficiency’s, however, and am taking copious amounts of vitamins to fix that problem. I must admit, th...
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