Comments on: Celiac Disease or Giardiasis http://www.allergy-details.com/celiac-disease-c/celiac-disease-or-giardiasis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celiac-disease-or-giardiasis Gluten Allergy / Gluten Free Diet / Yeast Allergy / Asthma / + other Allergies Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:32:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.9 By: Allergy Guy http://www.allergy-details.com/celiac-disease-c/celiac-disease-or-giardiasis/comment-page-1/#comment-158385 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:32:42 +0000 #comment-158385 In reply to Silvia.

Keeping in mind that I don’t have a medical background, I have a low opinion of diagnosing celiac with endoscopy. The biggest problem is false negatives, depending on where the biopsy is taken and the severity and location of celiac-induced damage. In your case, there is the confusion with possible giardia damage.

Further testing might be helpful. You mentioned starting a gluten-free diet: has this helped? It may take weeks or longer before you notice a difference, and if you cheat, you have to restart the clock but if you can stick to it for a couple of months and if you feel better, that too is a strong indication. Given your long history of celiac-like symptoms (sounds familiar!) you should know if you consistently feel better than before your giardia encounter.

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By: Silvia http://www.allergy-details.com/celiac-disease-c/celiac-disease-or-giardiasis/comment-page-1/#comment-158316 Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:08:37 +0000 #comment-158316 Hi!
I had giardia last September. I was really ill and lost 1 kg per week during 6 weeks. I had metrodinazol and began a gluten free diet because of celiac desease suspection due to my IgA deficiency and other symptoms compatible with celiac desease all my life. At last I have my endoscopy results. It shows Marsh 3a lesions, with mild atrophy (with 52/100 linf.)
I have a doubt, could it be that my gut is still not recovered from giardiasis? Or I should be histologicallly recovered if I were not celiac? (it’s bee 4 months since a took metrodinazol, no giardia in biopsies..)
Should I ask for genetic tests?

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By: Allergy Guy http://www.allergy-details.com/celiac-disease-c/celiac-disease-or-giardiasis/comment-page-1/#comment-6405 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:40:07 +0000 #comment-6405 In reply to loredana.

No, mold does not cause celiac disease.

Celiac disease is a genetic condition triggered by gluten.

Some people do not experience symptoms until later in life, and it could be that mold exposure or other stresses on the immune system could push someone with celiac disease over the edge as far as manifesting symptoms.

Even if this is not the case, many types of mold are toxic.

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By: loredana http://www.allergy-details.com/celiac-disease-c/celiac-disease-or-giardiasis/comment-page-1/#comment-6400 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:59:41 +0000 #comment-6400 can mold cause celiac disease

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