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Hi list--
My question: have any of you suffered from a non-celiac medical mystery,
only to have your celiac sprue thrown back in your face as the either
mental or physical reason for your unrelated problems?
My story: I just finished up a 20 month nightmare in which my symptoms
were gastrointestinal (unlike my original symptoms 13 years ago with
then-undiagnosed sprue). This time around I had constant abdominal pain.
Eventually everything I ingested **that created stool** caused intestinal
constriction and obstructions. These led the docs to talk about my "food
allergies" and I was given the ubiquitous formal diagnosis of "irritable
bowel" (by a GI doc 5 minutes after his comment "you don't act like
someone with irritable bowel"). Long story short: the rookie surgeon
who removed my gangrenous appendix missed a stitch (or it slipped or
broke or whatever), leaving me with a (rare) incisional hernia on my
colon **and** a pocket of bacteria between it and the peritoneum which
eventually went crazy every time stool passed through. Amazing how after
correct diagnosis (outside the HMO) and antibacterial treatment, I can
again eat everything that's gluten-free.
Just curious as to others' experiences on this issue. I'll summarize
responses. Thanks for being there-- Diane
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