Is there a relation to celiac and Ulcerative Colitis?
I have Ulcerative Colitis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and now I’m looking at Celiac. My new doctor checked my B12 and Iron and I’m severly deficient. I had a test last Wednesday, but I removed Gluten from my diet after a lot of reading on the internet and I feet GREAT! I’m just wondering if there is a relation between the UC/PSC and the possible Celiac
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They are both autoimmune diseases, and studies are pending. Go here:
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=16961192
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17918008?dopt=AbstractPlus
I have heard that many people with Chron’s and IBD have benefitted from a gluten free diet while not actually celiacs. My guess is that they are like my brother who is a non-allergic, non-celiac gluten sensitive.
You might just have both Chron’s and celiac.
Not that I know of but if removing gluten from your diet helped, then maybe you have Celiacs? Why don’t you ask your doctor to run a blood test to test for an anti-gluten antibody in your blood. Additionally, have you had a biopsy of your small bowels? That would tell you as well.