Testing Today: Should I Eat Gluten Before?

[TruePrep]

Well, after a nearly 14 week gluten challenge, I am finally going in to have my blood testing done today. Full Celiac Plus panel which tests every antibody plus the genetic testing... 

I wonder if I should eat a big ole bagel before I go in?? lol

 

I know at this point it probably won't change things, yet for some reason I have the desire to gluten load before the test... I feel like I've been on this damn challenge forever and I'm excited/nervous to just get this testing done, and to feel absolutely certain it is accurate. Which sadly, you can never be absolutely certain of, as nothing is 100% perfect -- in testing, and in life!

 

Of course, after the test today I have to wait another 9 days to see the gastro and get the results which will be brutal I'm sure. This process is not for the impatient! 

[kareng]

Well, after a nearly 14 week gluten challenge, I am finally going in to have my blood testing done today. Full Celiac Plus panel which tests every antibody plus the genetic testing... 

I wonder if I should eat a big ole bagel before I go in?? lol

 

I know at this point it probably won't change things, yet for some reason I have the desire to gluten load before the test... I feel like I've been on this damn challenge forever and I'm excited/nervous to just get this testing done, and to feel absolutely certain it is accurate. Which sadly, you can never be absolutely certain of, as nothing is 100% perfect -- in testing, and in life!

 

Of course, after the test today I have to wait another 9 days to see the gastro and get the results which will be brutal I'm sure. This process is not for the impatient! 

 

 

You will probably want to keep eating gluten in case the gastro wants to do a endoscopy with biopsy

[cap6]

If you aren't doubled over in pain have a bagel. and one for me.....and one for her....and one for her....! Good luck!

[TruePrep]

Yeah, I am really anxious to go back on my gluten-lite diet (or gluten-free if the results are positive) but I will continue with the challenge until I see the gastro next week in the event he needs to do an endoscopy. Thanks for the reminder kareng!  

[TruePrep]

Well, I still have 5 days until I see the gastro and get the results of the blood work I had on Monday. My nightmare is that something comes back positive and I have to have an endoscopy, but that it will won't be able to be scheduled for another month or longer...

 

I feel bloated and I've probably gained ten pounds over the course of this 3 month gluten challenge... I keep thinking about just going back to my gluten lite diet now, and hope that everything comes back negative. And then if anything is positive I can just resume a gluten challenge a few weeks before the endoscopy. Then I think, what's a few more days, just see what the results are next week!

 

What a physical and emotional struggle this testing process has been... part of me wishes I never undertook it because I feel so much worse than I did when I was just eating gluten lite. Plus now the prospect of potentially having to go totally gluten free is hitting me