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 Hi everyone,

*Sorry for the long message, but I am getting desperate in trying to
work out what is wrong with me*

Approximately 3-4 Months ago I had some sort of severe stomach virus
where my stool was literally liquid. I had this for approximate a
week. Unfortunately after having this I have been suffering from mild
diarrhea & a sore upper stomach and upper back off & on ever since. .

I have recently been to the doctor & got a long list of blood test &
stool samples conducted.
Everything came back good. Normal for iron, normal for B12, except for
one result. My IgG was 84 where normal is supposed to be <34. However
my other tests for celiac came back good.
Celiac Panel test results (exactly as they are written):

Gliadin IgA (EIA)  < 20 AU/mL  Normal (< 34)
Gliadin IgG (EIA)     84 AU/mL  Normal (< 42)

Endomysial Antibodies Negative

Total IgA 1.91 g/L  Normal range ( 0.85-3.50)
Transglutaminase IgA Ab <7      AU/mL    Normal (< 7)


Also, all my stool tests came back fine for any infections etc. I
don't remember the exact tests done on my stool, but I do know that it
consisted of a large array of things, including looking for
infections.
   based on the Celiac Panel results I  was referred to a GI
specialist & after informing him of my symptons & how long I have had
them he came to the conclusion that I probably have a bad stomach
virus that is still lingering in my system, undetected by the stool
sample & that it will probably go away in due time.  Nevertheless I
insisted I wanted a Gastroscopy performed for further isolation to the
possibility of Celiac Disease. The results came back relatively good,
both on the visual performed by the specialist & the tissue samples
examined by the Pathology lab. Only thing noted was that a Grade A
(mild) oesophagitis was noted on my XXX.Oesophagus.
    After this I decided to try a Gluten free diet to see if my
problems go away. At first I thought I was on the right track Some
symptons went away, such as sore upper stomach & back pain & at one
stage I thought I was almost better, but unfortunately most symptons
soon relapsed. I've tried to isolate it down to other foods as a
possible cause & or combination, but everytime symptons come back
again I can't seem to make absolutely any correlation with what I eat.
& now I have even gone to the point of paranoia with gluten incase I
might have been getting it in my diet without realizing.

    In my efforts to continue to find out what is wrong with me I
continued down the track with DNA testing for predisposing genes
towards Celiac as that was the only thing I had to ( and still do) to
work with. My Genotype report by a lab in Australia is:

DQB1*0501,0603
DQA1*01

As reported on the test, these results show that I don't have the 2
most common HLA types (DQ2 & DQ8) for predisposition towards celiac.
However I do have subtypes of DQ1 which I just discovered from making
an enquiry to Dr Fine from Enterolab, which a predisposing genes to
Gluten intolerance (Not necessarily Celiac) & Neurological disorders.
   I decided to Order tests from Dr Fine in order for more further
isolation. I ordered the "Gluten Sensitivity Stool Panel Complete "
without the gene test component as I already know where I stand
there.. After  over 10 days of waiting the test kit came in the mail.
I don't want to do the test just yet becuase I am currently taking
Flagyl (Metronidazone) as prescribed by my local GP as they believe I
might just have a persistent parasite in my system that Flagyl should
take care of. I am on my last day of the course & unfortunately
(again) I feel no different.

   In the next few days I will send my stool sample to Dr fine for
analysis. Apart from that I am not really sure what else to do. Even
if the test do come back as showing gluten intolerance, I have already
removed gluten from my diet with only some improvements.
     My Local GP stated they wanted to send me to have a Colonoscopy
if the Flagyl Antibiotics didn't work.
     I am looking at doing the 113 IgG Food Intolerance test
administerd by Yorktest.com as well in a hope to find out the other
offending foods. If infact this is the problem.


 The exact symptons I have are:

- Stomach & upper back pains off & on. Only when I was on my normal
diet (with gluten). I have reintroduced gluten for a few days once &
these symptons didn't reoccur. Perhaps they would over time whilst
consuming gluten.
- Unable to focus alot of the time. This occurs with & without gluten
in the diet.
- Irregular stool.  I think this occurs all the time. But am not 100
percent sure.
- Itching around the anus area. This occurs with & without gluten in
the diet. However it is definitely ALOT worse when I am consuming
foods with gluten in them.
- A considerable amount of flatulence. This occurs more often when
gluten is not in the diet.
- General consistent tiredness.
- Diarrhea. Strangely enough, this only started occuring alot worse
when gluten was removed from the diet. ALOT worse.

  I have tried alternative medicines, including taking powerfull
probiotics (OMX) which I intend to continue with once I am off the
Antibiotics.  I have also been to a Naturopath to try to work out what
is wrong with me & got nowhere.

And to reiterate, I was perfectly fine 3-4 months ago before having
the stomach virus for a week.  Also yesterday I started reintroducing
gluten in the diet one more time & today I am actually feeling alot
better. Despite the itching around the anus area.

Can anybody offer some advice on what they think I should do??? Any
advice or just general opinions would be very much appreciated.

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