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Stomach pains and cramping

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nesty
nesty

Hi all

I think may suffer with IBS, as have symptoms of that, but recently I have been getting really much more bloated, really bad pain along the belly button and left hand side.

With Coeliac Disease can it suddenly come on or is it often with you years before realizing.

Can the GP do a test, rather than me going out and buying a load of Gutten free food?

Thanks

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  • sam18386
    sam18386 nesty

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    hi nesty,ibs is very different from coeliac disease. ibs will cause the sort of problems you are describing, coeliac disease is something else. if you get pain after eating wheat, mouth ulcers, pain like you describe but after eating particular things, sickness, diarrhoea, bloating etc, it could be ibs. ibs is a set of symptoms that feels very real but coeliac disease is autoimmune and has to be detected by bloods at the doctors and possibly a camera and biopsies. coeliac disease means rye, wheat and barley free for life! ibs is treatable but can flare and go down again. if everything has altered though definitely see your doctor.

    • nesty
      nesty sam18386

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      Hi Sam

      Many thanks for the informative message, reading what you put, I'd say more like ibs. I had some apple juice yesterday, (don't normally drink it), but gave me crippling pain.

    • sam18386
      sam18386 nesty

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      hi nesty, that will do it! i can't have apple juice as i have gastritis. try something alkali like a little milk or yogurt, you nay have gastritis, do you get this every time you have anything acidy?

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