Hi again everyone,
I think I've seen a few people post that the loud gurgling tummy noises are unique to celiac?? Does that mean LC alone wouldn't do that??
I totally get crazy-loud stomach noises, was diagnosed with LC. I do not think I was tested for Celiac - would a colonoscopy have caught that?
I know I never had the blood panel for it. (I have no desire to be tested for it at this point after going GF has helped so much. I won't eat it again just to get the official dx.)
Just curious if I was reading that correctly.
Laurie
Loud Gurgling Stomach Noises
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Laurie,
The loud gurgling tummy noises are common with not only celiac disease, but also with all IBDs, including Crohn's, UC, and MC.
A colonoscopy can only allow inspection of the colon. Celiac sprue is a disease of the small intestine, so a colonoscopy will provide no information about celiac sprue. Celiac disease is traditionally diagnosed by a positive result to either an antigliadin antibody blood test, or an antitissue transglutaminase antibody blood test, and then confirmed by an upper endoscopy exam, to collect samples of the mucosa of the upper small intestine, to confirm villus atrophy.
I agree with you - a gluten challenge is not worth all the suffering, just to get an official diagnosis. Fortunately, no prescriptions are needed, to treat celiac disease.
Tex
The loud gurgling tummy noises are common with not only celiac disease, but also with all IBDs, including Crohn's, UC, and MC.
A colonoscopy can only allow inspection of the colon. Celiac sprue is a disease of the small intestine, so a colonoscopy will provide no information about celiac sprue. Celiac disease is traditionally diagnosed by a positive result to either an antigliadin antibody blood test, or an antitissue transglutaminase antibody blood test, and then confirmed by an upper endoscopy exam, to collect samples of the mucosa of the upper small intestine, to confirm villus atrophy.
I agree with you - a gluten challenge is not worth all the suffering, just to get an official diagnosis. Fortunately, no prescriptions are needed, to treat celiac disease.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.