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Can Celiac Disease cause blood in the stool? |
I had a physical exam about 6 years ago that included 3 stool samples. Analysis indicated blood in all 3 samples though not visible to the naked eye. A colonoscopy did not indicate anything unusual and I was told not to worry about it. Last year one of my physicians suspects that I have Celiac Disease, an autoimmune disorder characterized by a food protein (gluten) that when ingested damages the inner lining of the small intestines. I wonder if that could be the source of minute amounts of blood loss in my stools? Anyone with a similar scenario or familiar with this? Many things can cause blood in the stool. Celiac disease is one of them. Five years ago one of my three stool samples was questionable for blood. I was also anemic and had digestive problems for many years. The doctor sent me for an upper endoscopy and a colonoscopy. Everything looked fine, so they did not take any biopsies to check for celiac. I did not know about celiac disease then, and no one suggested that this could be the problem. Three years later I developed Dermatitis Herpetiformis (blistery rash) and was diagnosed with Celiac with a duodenal biopsy and blood tests. I believe the blood in the stool comes from the inflammation in the intestines due to the autoimmune reaction against the gluten. |
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