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Hi I haven’t been diagnosed yet but I have GI symptoms which resolve going gluten-free for 3 years Mom has celiac. Went to one gastrointestinal doctor and she told me Celiac was not serious ... I tried Gluten challenge but had episodes of a stomach flu like symptoms. Extreme gas explosions , diarrhea and chills. 

I got genetic testing from Prometheuse.com. But I don’t understand these results.  Could not upload all the results .  Can someone please help me understand this? 

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6 hours ago, Katya773 said:

Hi I haven’t been diagnosed yet but I have GI symptoms which resolve going gluten-free for 3 years Mom has celiac. Went to one gastrointestinal doctor and she told me Celiac was not serious ... I tried Gluten challenge but had episodes of a stomach flu like symptoms. Extreme gas explosions , diarrhea and chills. 

I got genetic testing from Prometheuse.com. But I don’t understand these results.  Could not upload all the results .  Can someone please help me understand this? 

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I think it was 30% of the American population has the gene? But only 1 out of 133  have the disease.  BUT research does show that having a first-degree relative with the disease increases your chances to 1 of 22 of getting it in your lifetime. 

The only way to truly know is to do the gluten challenge and get blood tested and scoped with a biopsy.  But if getting through 8-12 weeks of eating gluten is too painful you might just have to accept you have it. 

I would get a new doctor btw, celiac is serious if you ignore the diet and get glutened constantly. The disease evolves, it compromises your intestines, weakens your body, and can really mess with your immune system. I got secondary AI diseases like UC, food allergies, and gluten ataxia causing brain and nerve damage. We have had members get all kind of secondary issues from intestinal ruptures to cancer. 
Staying gluten-free though and healing will lead to a more normal life, our bodies just think the gluten protein is a foreign invader and go on the attack when it detects it.

 

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Hi thanks for your reply :) I think I will look for another doctor the one I saw today was trying to get me to test for me even tho I’m gluten free for 3 years. Nice doctor tho 

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