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Only Digestive Problems?

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anyone here experience ONLY digestive problems?

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sa1937
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anyone here experience ONLY digestive problems?

As far as I know, this has been my only problem...the Big D. If I have other problems, I'm not yet aware of them.

This is the one-month mark for me being gluten-free. I had my EGD/biopsy on April 9 and have yet to have my follow-up appt. with my GI doc (appt. on May 20 as he's been out of town on a family emergency so my appt. had to be rescheduled).

ciavyn Contributor
ciavyn
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Yep, that's my major symptom. Gas that can clear a house, severe BM issues including diarrhea and an inability to hold it, constant stomach pain and noises, etc. I think I also get a little brain fog, but I can't prove that yet. Usually I'm so distracted by the other issues, I don't notice!

burdee Enthusiast
burdee
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I experience digestive problems (cramping, bloating, gas, either constipation or diarrhea) for gluten intolerance, 5 of my other allergies and the gut infections (bacteria, parasites and fungus) I experienced over the past 6 years. Only my cane sugar and casein allergy causes non-digestive reactions. I get 48 hours of tachycardia after ingesting a tiny amount of cane sugar (like one tylenol caplet which contained cane sugar). However, casein causes sinus congestion as well as waves of cramping pain and constipation.

SUE

tomtom009 Apprentice
tomtom009
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I only have bloating. Nothing else (well possibly some fatigue, but it might just be laziness) No Big D... thank God.

Mari Contributor
Mari
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Most of the symptoms I have seem to be related to digestive problems as long as I am gluten free. When glutened I develop mild but itchy DH, nerve pain, joint pain, swelling joints and other autoimmune symptoms. I have read that relatives of Celiacs have some digestive symptoms tho the blood tests for celiac disease are negative.

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