Question 1

is it gastroenteritis, cdiff, or celiac disease when diarrhea is accompanied w/low grade temp, head/bodyaches, egg smell and yellowish/greenish stool?

Accepted Answer

Could be any: Most likely acute infection. Cdiff often presents with bloody stools . Celiac usually does not have fever, but the body can respond in any fashion. If you have concerns see your md and get a stool test and blood test done (blood for celiac) . Stool can rule our cdiff.

Question 2

can celiac disease cause anxiety?

Accepted Answer

Chronic illness: Anxiety is not a feature of celiac disease but you may feel anxious on accidental or inadvertent exposure to gluten especially when eating out at restaurant and friends. If you have had significant malnourishment due to the gluten intolerance and are in the process of recovering, you may also be anxious about that too. But you may need to consult a psychologist or psychiatrist.

Question 3

can celiac disease cause lymphoma?

Accepted Answer

Celiac disease: Yes non Hodgkin's lymphoma is a rare complication of celiac disease

Question 4

can celiac disease cause osteopenia?

Accepted Answer

Eventually: Since CD can eventually lead to poor intestinal absorption of the various building blocks of bone, it can eventually lead to osteopenia  along with many other problems.

Question 5

can celiac disease cause vasculitis?

Accepted Answer

Almost never: Vasculitis complicating celiac disease has been described but is extremely rare, and is not the most likely cause of any symptoms you might be experiencing.

Question 6

could it happen such that a parasite cause the symptoms of celiac disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If you mean abdominal symptoms and diarrhea then the answer is "yes.".

Question 7

what causes low vitamin d besides no sunlight and celiac disease?

Accepted Answer

Poor diet: Inadequate dietary intake can also cause low intake. Milk is supplemented with vitamin d and is a good source of vitamin d. Try eating foods that are high  in vitamin d or take a vitamin d3 and calcium supplement that has at least 400 iu of d3 and 1000-1200 mg of calcium.

Question 8

could celiac disease cause hair loss in women?

Accepted Answer

If: Not following gluten free diet, it could contribute.

Question 9

can celiac disease cause irritable bowel syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: Celiacs occurs because of an allergic reaction to gluten. This reaction destroys the cells in your small intestine that absorb nutrients from your food. Ibs occurs when your digestive tract is not moving food along the way it should, giving you diarrhea, constipation or both. Celiacs may seem like ibs because they have similar symptoms. But one does not cause the other.

Question 10

does eating too much wheat cause celiac disease or a wheat allergy?

Accepted Answer

No: Both conditions are mostly genetically determined. There is no benefit and possibly harm in avoiding gluten when you don't have intolerance to gluten/wheat, or a wheat allergy.

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