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    Data, colonoscopies are not used to diagnose celiac disease. Endoscopies are used for that. Endoscopies reach down into the small intestine where celiac typically does it's damage. Colonoscopies don't go up that far.
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    There are various forms of magnesium supplements available. They vary in how well they are absorbed. Glycinate and Citrate are the two forms that are absorbed the best. The better they are absorbed, the better they address the issue of low magnesium levels in the body and also are less likely to have a laxative effect like milk of magnesia would. But glycinate...
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    Ricky, are you saying the doctor concluded your pulmonary clots were caused by celiac disease? I have not heard that before. I was diagnosed with celiac disease almost 20 years ago but like you about 10 years ago I developed emboli in both lungs. This led to the discovery of a genetic clotting disorder called factor five leiden. It had nothing to do with...
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    Lisa, what better diagnostic testing being developed do you refer to? Can you give a link?
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    "Negative serology" means the blood test that were done did not indicate celiac disease. However, they only did one test, the tTG-IGA test which is the most specific for celiac disease. At the same time, however, the tTG-IGA is the least sensitive of the several tests that can be done to detect celiac disease and so it misses about 1/3 of those who may actually...
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    It takes both the genes and some triggering stress event in order to develop active celiac disease. It always has a genetic base but many people with celiac genes never develop active celiac disease because the right stress trigger doesn't happen. The stress event can be various things including a viral infection. At least that is the current thinking.
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    Newly diagnosed with? Celiac Disease? Gluten sensitivity? It is common for celiacs to also react to CMP (cow's milk protein) and oats like they do wheat, barley and rye. You might try eliminating those two things for a period of time and then if you heal and things improve, add them back in one at a time. It is also unusual for those newly diagnosed...
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    Many celiacs are also sensitive to CMP (cow's milk protein) and oats. About 10% of celiacs react to oat protein the way they do gluten in wheat, barley and rye and CMP can also cause inflammation of the small bowel lining that mimics gluten. Certain medications can produce inflammation that damages the villi of the small bowel like gluten does. Among...
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    It also may be a good idea to get and endoscopy and a colonoscopy. The loss of motility in your gut is nothing to take lightly and can have a number of causes including Crohn's disease. As GFinDC mentioned, you need to get checked for diabetes as well. The constant thirst can be symptomatic of diabetes.
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    Serum is the term for the liquid part of blood. It is not a particular kind of blood test. "Serum testing" refers to any test that is done using blood. Here is an article that explains the serum (or blood) tests that can be done to diagnose celiac disease: https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/screening-and-diagnosis/screening/ It sounds like...
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    tTG is the most specific test for celiac disease but the least sensitive. It's a good idea to get full celiac panel when initial bloodwork with tTG-IGA alone doesn't indicate celiac disease.
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    In addition to the issue of potential latex allergies or just being allergic to the protein in bananas (like any other food), bananas also are high in histamines so they may give problems to those with histamine intolerance.
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    The challenge now is educating yourself as to where and how gluten is found in the processed food supply and in commercial eateries. At first, you tend to take for granted that it won't be in this or that kind of processed food but over time you learn how they stick it in things you would never expect and hide it by terminology. For instance, would you expect...
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    Even biopsies can miss celiac disease unless the physician doing it samples from several areas of the small bowel. Sometimes the damage is patchy. Some docs don't realize this and so don't do a thorough job of the sampling.
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    Sally, this is the first report I have heard of any connection between celiac disease and kidney disease. How was this confirmed and by who? Do you have other health issues normally associated with kidney disease such as diabetes or high blood pressure?
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    Usually, docs are reluctant to do endoscopies on children and it is not done very often. I suppose the reason is it is a higher risk procedure on children than it is on adults but I also think that an endoscopy/biopsy is less likely to show villi damage to the small bowel lining with children who are celiacs than it is for adults. She may also not have celiac...
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    Key statement here from the article: "Confirmation of the team’s findings could lead to changes in product labeling, processed food additive policies and consumer health education." Does anyone know if there has been confirmation of this initial research? I'd hate to add another food category to my blacklist if it really isn't so.
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    One thing you can do is to ask a doctor to give you a hemoccult test kit to check for blood in the stool. You take it home and capture a small sample of stool and mail it into a lab which reports the results back to your doctor. Most doctors will agree to that as they have those on hand in their office and it's an inexpensive diagnostic step.
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    Higher up in the digestive track would mean esophagus, stomach and small bowel. Below the small bowel is the large bowel which terminates in the colon and rectum. If you are taking iron supplements that can also cause blackened stools. What country are you in? Do you have health insurance? Are you relying solely on the college medical clinic or do you...
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    Black stool would indicate bleeding higher up in the digestive track as opposed to the colon or rectum. Bright red stools would indicate bleeding lower down. Certain foods (like leafy greens) and certain meds (like Pepto Bismol) can also blacken stools. Have you had both and endoscopy and a colonoscopy recently? If not, I would press for both...
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    Agreed.
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    Welcome to the forum community Alfrieda! You are probably experiencing gluten withdrawal. You also need to look into vitamin and mineral supplementation as celiac disease damages the lining of the small bowel which in turn typically creates vitamin and mineral deficiencies. The "villi" of the small bowel lining is the organ system that is responsible...
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    I would try the gastro doc first.
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    I think it should be recommended but there will be those newly diagnosed elderly celiac patients who will choose to ignore the recommendations for various reasons. Among them is the learning curve involved, strain on limited budgets, and social isolation. Social isolation is going to be a big one. And I'm not sure we have any firm data at this point to say...
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    With the celiac population, it is more common to be deficient in minerals such as magnesium and in the B vitamins than in A. Be careful in supplementing with vitamin A is too much of it can be toxic. It is a fat soluble vitamin whereas the B's are water soluble. Damage to the villi of the small bowel is what causes these nutrient deficiencies as the...
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