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Too old to have Coeliac Disease?

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Cheetah
Cheetah

I've been on the Slimming World diet for the past year and am now at my target weight. This has meant that I've eaten very little bread. I'm now eating more - often a sandwich at lunchtime - and am finding that I have very painful trapped wind - a burning sensation - maybe an hour after eating, which makes me feel quite unwell.I was diagnosed with IBS a few years ago, but that has been much better over the past few months. At 72, am I too old to have Coeliac Disease? I do have another autoimmune condition.

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  • tm62
    tm62 Cheetah

    Posted

    Hi no you are not too old, it could be that your IBS is actually CD or perhaps it has flared up for some reaon. I would go to the GP and ask for a test. good luck with it, hope you feel better soon

    • Cheetah
      Cheetah tm62

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply. I'll take your advice and have a word with my GP.

  • jean39702
    jean39702 Cheetah

    Posted

    Hi Cheetah. Definitely not too old. I'm 69 and received the diagnosis two months ago. I too have another autoimmune disease (PMR) and have presumed to have had IBS for decades. Unfortunately, previous GP's have never bothered to do the simple blood tests for celiac. I'm on the wait list to have the biopsy to confirm the diagnosis, but my blood results were off the scale for a positive diagnosis.

    • Cheetah
      Cheetah jean39702

      Posted

      Sorry to hear that your blood test was positive, Jean, but it's good that it's finally been picked up. I hope that things improve for you.

    • jean39702
      jean39702 Cheetah

      Posted

      Thanks Cheetah. I hope things get sorted out for you as well.

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