Just wondering if anyone has ended up having celiac disease or even a severe sensitivity to gluten after getting your colon removed.
I recently discovered that I was never tested for it and was in complete and total shock. I have always had a negative reaction to beer, so I stopped drinking it. I have been gluten free for about a month and have been doing well with my pouch. When I eat a little gluten I seem to have a flare up of pouchitis symptoms.
I had the blood test done and it was negative but I've heard that can be false. I am actually so surprised that during the MANY colonoscopes before getting it removed, there was never a biopsy for this. Wouldn't that be standard?
Anyway, it's upsetting to think that having this allergy or sensitivity could have caused ulcerative colitis. I'm not sure if it could have or not. It's difficult to conceive that I could have been through all of this over something that could have been eliminated from my diet.
I know that celiac disease presents itself very differently than colitis, so maybe its not related at all. Just wondering about others with thoughts on this. Thanks!
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