Recently diagnosed - looking for advice
Hi there,
Was diagnosed with cealic around 4 months ago after a couple of months of bad stomach pains. I’ve been taking it very seriously and around 1-2 months in, I felt like I was almost back to normal on my gluten free diet.
However, a couple of months ago, I was in hospital for a week (unrelated injury) and since then I’ve been struggling to get healthy with constant stomach pain and diarrhoea.
The doctor advised that due to the high strength painkillers (Ibuprofen) that was prescribed during my stay in the hospital, it’s damaged my stomach lining and, with the dietitian advice also, advised me to go lactose free temporarily to help my symptoms.
Unfortunately I’ve been gluten free and lactose free (with the exception of butter) for a couple of months and still experiencing bad stomach pains and diarrhoea. I’ve tried to keep a food diary to track if there’s other allergies involved but finding it hard to see a pattern.
I’ve had a colonoscopy, CT scan, ultrasound on my abdomen and all fine and the fact I did get better originally makes me think this is diet related but I’m a bit lost what to try next. My dietitian advised me to go back to the GP and the GP advised me to go back to the dietitian so it’s a bit directionless.
Any advice from the more experienced cealics would be massively appreciated as I’m struggling a bit! Thanks