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I haven't had WLS, but my youngest daughter and I both have CD. For the best information, go to www.celiac.com - they have a wealth of information that will help you. Please feel free to e-mail me as well - I have done a lot of personal research and I am always happy to help anyone who has questions about CD. I am starting to wonder if more people should be tested for CD before they ever undergo WLS, as CD is horribly underdiagnosed. Unfortunately, a lot of the symptoms that people describe having had before their surgeries are textbook CD or Gluten Sensitivity. What most doctors don't realize is that 40% of people with CD are overweight, with 17% of that number being MO. That flies in the face of the "typical" symptoms of CD. The current thinking is that 1-out-of-133 people in the US currently have CD, yet only 3% of them know that they have it.
The only reason that our daughter was tested is that she has Down syndrome (they have a 1-in-8 chance of developing CD), and her pediatrician took it upon himself to test ALL of the kids with DS in his practice (he has over 30) for CD, since it is such a "silent" disease in most people. Our daughter - with no outward symptoms, mind you - had bloodwork numbers off the charts, and she had Borderline Stage IV intestinal damage. I found out that I have the skin manifestation of CD, which explains why my bloodwork came back negative, but the rash started clearing up when I went on a GF diet.
I hope that I will be able to help you in any way possible. If you test positive for CD, BE SURE and have ALL of your family members tested as well, since they are at a significantly increased risk of also having CD.
Sincerely,
Teresa Koch
Fort Worth, Texas
The complications that are being seen in long-term WLS patients are eerily similar to those seen in patients with untreated / undiagnosed Celiac Disease. All of their complications are caused by malabsorption, but once they remove gluten from their diet, the malabsorption usually disappears, along with their complications. In your case, the pains might be eased; then again, they may not. It certainly can't hurt to try GF to see what happens. Good luck, and if you have any questions about GF, please feel free to contact me.
Teresa Koch Fort Worth, Texas
I don't know if you still visit this site but I wanted to say Thanks for your post. I cancelled my surgery 2 days before I was scheduled because I didn't think the pros outweighed the cons. I have decided to try the gym once again. Your posting was an amazing eye opener.
I am also so sorry to hear about your husband.
“ Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get. ”
— Dave Gardner
I was not going to leave the hospital until it was resolved.
Once it was removed, all my pain was gone.
It is a simple surgery and took only about an hour. Yours might take a little longer because of the ulcers, but it still needs to be done. Don't let anyone cheat you out of your health and a pain free life.
It was found during an endoscopy...there are ulcers at the junction of the curve...i am going today to follow up with my gastric bypass surgeon and ask that he schedule surgery to remove it and if not then to find me someone who will. i cannot live like this any longer...
thank you for this post...it gave me motivation to go there with a more demanding tone.
karen
“ Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get. ”
— Dave Gardner
I'm 5' 8.5"
I don't see much complaining on that board.
I'm 5' 8.5"
Just wanted to remind you of the two support group meetings next week at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport, PA. Tuesday night, March 10 at 5:30pm and Saturday, March 14 at noon in the hospital conference room. If you are thinking about attending, please let me know.
Clueless about weight loss and weight loss surgery of any kind.
