INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (ULCERATIVE COLITIS) CO-EXISTING WITH COELIAC DISEASE

A 24 year old male presented with weakness and fatigue. On investigation, he was found to have microcytic hypochromic anemia and later diagnosed as having celiac disease both by serology and duodenal histology. Eighteen months later he developed chronic large bowel type of diarrhea which was found to be due to ulcerative colitis. This case is being reported to highlight theco-existence of celiac disease and ulcerative colitis, an uncommon occurrence