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May 22nd, 2011
Hi.

I've noticed a stinging in my stomach and chest for a time now, in addition to diarrhea on regular basis. And I was wondering if this has anything to do with the dosorder?

I'm also interessted in just knowing what kind of physical damages it can lead to generally.


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replied May 30th, 2011
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Hi,

Welcome to the forum. I am really glad to help you out. Any chronic diarrhea needs to be evaluated. It can be due to deficiency of a single enzyme like lactase resulting in lactose (milk sugar) intolerance or it can result in generalized malabsorption like celiac disease or crohn's disease.

The latter 2 diseases are associated with diarrhea and weight loss. You'll need to undergo certain tests like serum iron, folic acid and vitamin B12 levels, serum proteins, serum electrolytes, PT/INR to look for the vitamin K deficiency, anti-gliadin and anti-endomysial antibodies to rule out celiac sprue. I'll suggest consulting a gastroenterologist.

I sincerely hope that helps. Take care.





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