Hi everyone,

Im just looking for a bit of reassurance. I am currently 22 years old, i was diagnosed with Celiac when i was 12. I had a gluten free diet since then, july 2022 i went to my doctor worrying about ongoing gastro problems such as change in bowel movements and pain, and asked for a re do of my celiac screening as i haven’t been seen by a specialist since i was 16 of which he told me my last celiac test was negative and to ‘eat gluten’ and stop ‘worrying so much’. This was crazy to me as i have always had celiac. He made me feel stupid and as though i was irrational therefore i ate gluten as he suggested 

Fastforward to now, i have unintentionally lost weight from 9 stone 4 to 8 stone 8 in a few months. I still have changes to my bowel, in Feb this year i had some bleeding when i went to the toilet however this went after a few weeeks. I get the sensation i need to go to the toilet to open my bowels very often and nothing happens, it’s feels as though i’m never empty. I know these are all symptoms of celiac disease also however i am just that extra worried it could be something more sinister due to me not sub-staining a gluten free diet  for the past year  

I have been referred to gastro and waiting for an appointment. I feel very anxious about this as i known celiac disease makes you high risk for stomach cancer. 

Just asking for some reassurance really. 

Thankyou.