Question:
When
I jump I hear a weird sort of sloshing sound from my stomach. My stomach
sounds like there is water sloshing around inside my abdomen like
water in a bathtub.
I sometimes
feel abdominal pain.
Rosalie
Answer:
Dear
Rosalie,
Sloshing,
gurgling, and noises that resemble a waterfall in your gut are strong
indicators of a food allergy to wheat and a celiac disease.
Celiac
sufferers produce antibodies to attack the gluten, but the same antibodies
also attack the intestine, causing damage and illness.
One symptom
of celiac disease is abdominal pain.
Untreated
celiac disease can be life threatening and has also been linked an
increased risk of certain types of cancer, especially intestinal lymphoma.
A blood
test is available to screen for the presence of specific antibodies.
A biopsy of the intestine (before beginning a gluten free diet) is
needed to make a final diagnosis.
