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  1. icon cristiana reacted to a post in a topic: Iron loss and potential celiac.
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    I have a good friend here in the UK who had negative blood tests but her symptoms were such that her gastroenterologist strongly advised that she had an endoscopy with biopsies taken from several sites to absolutely rule out coeliac disease. He was particularly keen because her father was a coeliac. It turned out that she did not have any villous...
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    Hi LC9 Welcome to the forum. You are not the first person I've come across who was sent for an endoscopy but no biopsies were taken. I vaguely remember someone on this forum had the same thing happen to them, and another friend of mine who is unable to eat gluten was sent for one and they just looked with the camera! I found it extraordinary,...
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    Just to add a quick note to this discussion, although you are as yet not anemic. My GP told me she saw a man in her clinic a little while after my own diagnosis and she said his symptom was anemia. She thought of me straight away, as anemia was one of two main symptoms (the other was anxiety). My GP tested the man and he indeed did have coeliac...
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    Hi @Aileen Cregan and welcome to the forum. Looking at the time of day you have posted this, and also your spelling of 'coeliac' i.e. with an 'o', may I hazard a guess that you are in the UK? I live in England and I too have been told something similar to you. Here are a couple of posts on the Coeliac UK website which might be an interesting read: ...
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    Quick update. I saw the title of this thread and forgot that I'd actually started it! Oh dear! It seems my new healthy diet was the cause of these symptoms, I had a clear colonoscopy, thankfully. Now I know what it is I shall try to resume the healthy diet - the symptoms are annoying rather than painful, and I think it was doing me a lot of good,...
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    Hi @Maureen armey Just one point re: PPIs. Here in the UK the people I know with Barretts have had to take them long term, or H2 blockers instead, despite the fact they have side effects. I feel that it is very important that you follow your consultant's advice re: this type of medication but if you do need to take them longterm, see if they can offer...
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    I must admit I felt the same as you about the load being lightened when I came across people on this forum back in 2013 and saw that others had the same symptoms as me. I had so many weird and wonderful symptoms that I thought something else other coeliac disease was going on. Being a hypochondriac, I worried about them all! It is incredible the damage...
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    Welcome @KaCS! Deficiencies can cause neurological symptoms including nerve pain. I wonder if you have had any blood tests which show any vitamin (such as B12 and vitamin D) or mineral (such as iron) deficiencies? Chances are, if you have borderline results or clear deficiencies, you will be deficient in other vitamins and minerals. Even before...
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    Welcome to the forum, Maureen. I suffer from reflux and Barretts is often at the back of my mind as I also suffer from a very itchy throat from time to time. My last endoscopy showed no inflammation but next time I see my consultant I might ask for another scope, its been a while since the last one. Anyway, I just wanted to say that in my case...
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    Good evening @EssexMum You are quite right to be concerned about this situation. Once diagnosed as coeliac, always a coeliac, and the way to heal is through adopting and sticking to a strict gluten diet. That said... I have travelled twice to France since my diagnosis, firstly in May 2013 and again in August 2019. My spoken French isn't bad...
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    Just to say that I too was hesitant to come off dairy products completely @dsfraley. Milk, yoghurt and soft cheeses definitely caused bloating. This bloating gave me rib and pelvic pain, and I remember the pain was so horrible at times it was almost a sick feeling., kind of like the sort of aches you get with flu. Milk, yoghurt and soft cheeses also...
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    Hi @trents Two things can happen: 1/ For a very small gluten hit, I will get a slightly sore stomach for a few days, maybe a day or two following the glutening, and (TMI warning) maybe slightly loose BMs with mucus for a couple of days. 2/ For a substantial glutening, and thankfully it's only happened once in recent years, I get bad chills...
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    Thank you @knitty kitty x
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    Brilliant news for British Coeliacs! Colin was launched in 1990 so I am fortunate in that I was able to try this amazing chocolate swissroll cake before my diagnosis. But the good news is he has now appeared in the Gluten Free aisle at M&S, and also is available home delivery through Ocado. https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/made-without-wheat...
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    Re: Michelin star. To give an example, the Ritz Hotel in London has two Michelin stars. Here's another article about Michelin stars - from our own archive.
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