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Posted 2/20/2012 2:50 AM (GMT 0)
 Hi folks,

          I am a 55 yr old male and approx 20 months ago I started losing weight unintentionally. My regular Dr. diagnosed me with type 2 diabetes. Since that first visit I have got my diabetes under control so I know that is not my problem. I have had numerous blood tests from GP , also colonostopy, ct scan, etc. but nothing seems to be wrong. I eat like a horse and still keep on losing weight. One dr. even thought my gall bladder might be the problem so had that taken out also!  I went to a Rhuematologist as thought it could be an autoimmune disease, also and endocronologist and my blood sugar has been basically perfect.

           Has anyone out there ever had this happen? I dont think that I have any symptoms of celiac disease. I do remember a couple times a few months ago where I had a very slight stomach ache for week to 10 days but wasnt serious in my mind.

             Im just wondering if there is any possible way that I could have celiac disease? Im sure the docs in my small town do not have much experience with it. I apologize for this long posting and thank you for reading.

              P.S. Thought about trying a gluten free diet just in case for 3 months but Im afraid I will be a complete skeleton in that time!  This has been very frustrating and not sure what to do next. Thx again

                                                                                                     Mark in Nebraska

Posted 2/20/2012 5:26 AM (GMT 0)
Rheumy was the right choice. I'm impressed at your medical knowledge. There are many auto immune diseases, inflammation, cancer (which trust me, you don't have) and other problems that causes weight loss. Have you tried a full blood panel? I'm interested in what your white and red cell count is. Have they looked at your kidneys? My dad is on dialysis, and he lost weight - but its probably the dialysis. Stick it out with the rheumy doc. Also ask for a full body mri. Mri's will show any kind of inflammation, that is if there is any. Moderators, this is based upon my personal experience, not my being medically trained.
Posted 2/20/2012 11:41 AM (GMT 0)
 Smurfy,

     Thank you for responding. Yea I think that they have done several blood panels. I have all my records in front of me. The reason my GP sent me to an autoimmune dr. is because one test called Sjogrens Anti-ss-B was high. Anyway the Rheumatologist said that happens frequently and dont worry about it, asked me a few questions and sent me home. I have another appt. with GP this Thurs. and will ask him if it is possible that I have celiacs disease. Not sure what else to do.

                                                                        Thanks Mark

Posted 2/20/2012 11:58 AM (GMT 0)
Do you have a teaching hospital in your city? You should get a rheumy there and go through a battery of tests. You obviousily hae something going on.. question is what
Posted 2/23/2012 2:55 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not a celiac, but was found to be gluten sensitive by a physician. What happened to me was at one point I had severe stomach troubles, and as a result lost about 40 to 50lbs in weight. I was eating like a horse also. I was always hungry. After I began eating wheat/gluten free I began to gain weight. That was 5 years ago. I've now put back on all the weight lost, plus an additional 25lbs of muscle. I have extra energy and began visiting the gym.

Good luck, hope you find out what is going wrong.
Posted 4/4/2012 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
hi,

My adult son 5' 11" is only 115lbs no matter how much he eats. He is also failure to thrive like you..

I put him on the specific carbohydrate diet which does more than just eliminate gluten from the diet. It sets up your intestines to heal so you can digest properly and feed the nutrition to your body.

We are in the early stages but he is already looking brighter, has color in his face, is thoroughly enjoying the food (mainly using different ingredients for the same meals he already ate) - especially the special chicken soup.

Apparently many people with digestive problems are too thin, this diet seems to address it.

Good luck
Posted 4/5/2012 9:46 AM (GMT 0)
Hi happygril, Thanks for your reply and am glad your son is doing much better. I know nothing about almond flour but perhaps you could google up some recipes for your son? Wish I could be of more help to you.
Take care
Mark
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