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Diseases Similar To Celiac...


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For people who are interested here's is a preliminary list of diseases whose predominant or only symptom is diarrhea and malabsorption/fatigue. Please feel free to add to this list.

NON-INFECTOUS CAUSES:

Disaccharidase (lactase) deficiency

Anatacids (MgSo4/magnesium salts)

Bile acid malabsorption (lack of bile acid synthesis)

Chronic pancreatitis

Hyperhtyroidism

Diabetic neuropathy

Galactosemia (in infants only)

Adult Hereditary Fructose Intolerance

Carcinoid syndrome

Small intestinal diverticula

Native bacterial overgrowth in small intestine due to reduced intestinal motility

Radiation

Drug induced: NSAIDs/chemotherapuetic agents

Neutropenic colitis

Diversion colitis

Celiac sprue

Tropical sprue

Whipple disease

Abetalipoprotenemia

Chron disease

Ulcerative colitis

Ischemic bowel disease

Irritable bowel syndrome

ENVIRONMENTAL/NUTRITIONAL CAUSES:

Organophosphate pesticides

Ergot alkaloids on grains

Niacin deficiency

Zinc deficiency

INFECTIONS:

Bacteria:mostly acute diarrhea, except strains of eneteropathogenic E. Coli, C. Difficile, Shigella may be presistent.

E. Coli (various strains)

Salmonella species

Campylobacter species

Listeria species

Shigella species

Vibrio cholera

Yersinia enetrocolitica

Bacillus cereus

Clostridium perfringens/dificcile

Viruses: all produce acute diarrhea except adenoviruses

Rotavirus

Norvoviruses

Adenoviruses

Coronaviruse

Astroviruses

Caliciviruses

Protozoa: all produce chronic diarrhea

Entamobea histolytica

Giardia lamblia

Cryptosporidium parvum

Cyclospora

Isospora belli

Blastocystis hominis

Dientamoeba fragilis

Sarcocystis hominis

Microsporidia

Worms: all produce chronic diarrhea

Ascaris (roundworm)

Trichuris (whipworm)

Ancylostoma duodenale (hookworm)

Necator americanus (hookworm)

Strongyloides sterocoralis

Taenia saginata/solium (beef/pork tapeworms)

Diphyllobothrium lata (fish tapeworm)

Many others....

Others: candida albicans


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For people who are interested here's is a preliminary list of diseases whose predominant or only symptom is diarrhea and malabsorption/fatigue. Please feel free to add to this list.

Lyme disease can present with primarily gastro intestinal pain and diarrhea. It wouldn't be that common to have ONLY that symptom, however.

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For people who are interested here's is a preliminary list of diseases whose predominant or only symptom is diarrhea and malabsorption/fatigue. Please feel free to add to this list.

NON-INFECTOUS CAUSES:

Disaccharidase (lactase) deficiency

Anatacids (MgSo4/magnesium salts)

Bile acid malabsorption (lack of bile acid synthesis)

Chronic pancreatitis

Hyperhtyroidism

Diabetic neuropathy

Galactosemia (in infants only)

Adult Hereditary Fructose Intolerance

Carcinoid syndrome

Small intestinal diverticula

Native bacterial overgrowth in small intestine due to reduced intestinal motility

Radiation

Drug induced: NSAIDs/chemotherapuetic agents

Neutropenic colitis

Diversion colitis

Celiac sprue

Tropical sprue

Whipple disease

Abetalipoprotenemia

Chron disease

Ulcerative colitis

Ischemic bowel disease

Irritable bowel syndrome

ENVIRONMENTAL/NUTRITIONAL CAUSES:

Organophosphate pesticides

Ergot alkaloids on grains

Niacin deficiency

Zinc deficiency

INFECTIONS:

Bacteria:mostly acute diarrhea, except strains of eneteropathogenic E. Coli, C. Difficile, Shigella may be presistent.

E. Coli (various strains)

Salmonella species

Campylobacter species

Listeria species

Shigella species

Vibrio cholera

Yersinia enetrocolitica

Bacillus cereus

Clostridium perfringens/dificcile

Viruses: all produce acute diarrhea except adenoviruses

Rotavirus

Norvoviruses

Adenoviruses

Coronaviruse

Astroviruses

Caliciviruses

Protozoa: all produce chronic diarrhea

Entamobea histolytica

Giardia lamblia

Cryptosporidium parvum

Cyclospora

Isospora belli

Blastocystis hominis

Dientamoeba fragilis

Sarcocystis hominis

Microsporidia

Worms: all produce chronic diarrhea

Ascaris (roundworm)

Trichuris (whipworm)

Ancylostoma duodenale (hookworm)

Necator americanus (hookworm)

Strongyloides sterocoralis

Taenia saginata/solium (beef/pork tapeworms)

Diphyllobothrium lata (fish tapeworm)

Many others....

Others: candida albicans

Cystic Fibrosis has other symptoms, but I know that this was the first thing we ruled out before testing for celiac. Failure to thrive and diahrrea are 2 biggies with this, The other symptoms that might suggest this are respiratory problems and salty skin. I lost 2 brothers and 1 sister to CF and now that my son was diagnosed with celiac, I kinda wondered if my brothers and sister could have had celiac in addition to CF, and we never knew. Dont' these two co-exist sometimes? Celiac is brand new to me, so I'm still trying to put everything together.

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