What to do next?

[cowgal]

I had an endoscopy/colonoscopy in January that showed gastritis, deuodenitis, esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus.  A general surgeon performed these procedures.  I tested negative to h.pylori bacteria but the surgeon did not do a biopsy for celiac disease.  She told me that I needed to get with my general practitioner and figure out what was causing this.  My general practitioner tested me for celiac disease but did not have me do an endoscopy to confirm since I had just had one.   My general practitioner told me that I had celiac and needed to eat gluten free.  This was back in April and I am doing my best to avoid gluten.  I am supposed to have another endoscopy in September to check on the Barrett's as well as the other issues.  I am thinking that instead of going back to the general surgeon that it probably makes more sense to go see a GI doctor at this point since I have known gastric issues.  Also, in my reading it sounds like maybe I should be having some other tests done to check for deficiencies.  Is this something that my general practitioner should handle or is that where a GI doctor comes in or do I need to see a rheumotologist since celiac is an auto-immune disease?

[Scott Adams]

I hope you figured this out, and I'm sorry you got no reply for so long. Without more info about your blood test results it is difficult to know your next steps, but the latest research indicates that people can be accurately diagnosed with celiac disease using only blood tests. That said, it is up to your doctor whether or not to recommend a biopsy.