Random questions

[Pandora]

Hi everyone! I have some questions that have been on my mind for a while and I want to know your opinion

1) I stopped eating gluten for two days and I felt an incredible difference, everything improved, my eyesight, my mood, I had more energy, no more pressure in my head, no abdominal pain and I felt a lot lighter. I decided to cut gluten for ever but then I read about celiac disease and decided to get tested. So I ate gluten 4 times a day for 3 weeks before doing the blood test. Do you think that not eating gluten for two days could affect the results in some way? I know it is not a lot of time, but I am scared of getting a false negative.

2) now i am still eating gluten for the biopsy (in case the results are positive) but just in the evening and before sleeping so that during the day I don't feel that bad. Do you think that could also affect the results? I just think that if I don't feel bad all the time or if I don't eat gluten during 9-10 hours my intestines are going to recover and then the biopsy is going to be negative. Should I eat more gluten during the day? Or can I keep eating like I am doing now?

Thank you all in advance! 

[ravenwoodglass]

You should be fine for the blood work. Eating your daily 'dose' of gluten at night is fine if that makes dealing with your symptoms easier.

[Ennis-TX]

That 2 day window gluten free followed by 3 weeks on...you should be fine.
Eating it in the evening before bed is something we often suggest so people can try to sleep off the worst of the discomfort and be semi functional during a gluten challenge.

It can take months for your intestines to heal, sure the inflammation might go away a bit sooner but depending on how long the disease has been active and how strict you are some take up to 24 months to completely heal their villi.  Eat like you are and it will be fine.

Unless of course your the Wolverine and have super fast regeneration.