How Were You Diagnosed?

[Guest BERNESES]

1. Bloodwork

2. Biopsy

3. Gene test

4. Positive response to diet only

[elonwy]

1. Positive Bloodwork

2. Inconclusive Biopsy

3. No gene test

4. Positive dietary response

[Guest BERNESES]

Just curious. Thanks everyone, B

[gf4life]

The poll isn't working, so I'll just post:

1 Negative blookwork

2 Negative biopsy

3 Positive gene test

4 Positive dietary response

I also was positive on the Enterolab stool tests. I had been gluten free before the blood tests and biopsy and don't think they were accurate. Not to mention that I get severely ill for weeks following accidental gluten exposure!

[CMCM]

1. Bloodwork

2. Biopsy

3. Gene test

4. Positive response to diet only

1. Very positive response to diet.

2. Stool test

3. Gene test

[KaitiUSA]

1.Positive Blood Work

2.Positive Gene Test(DQ2)

3.Positive Response to Diet

[carriecraig]

Positive bloodwork

Positive biopsy

[Canadian Karen]

Positive bloodwork followed by positive biopsy

Karen

[dlp252]

I didn't actually vote using the buttons, because I don't seem to fit the categories, lol.

I was actually "diagnosed" by Enterlab as Gluten Intolerant and Casein Intolerant. I have seen positive response to the diet and have one of the main genes predisposing one to Celiac (along with any number of stressful events in recent years to act as a trigger), so I have put the pieces together myself.

[jenvan]

positive bloodwork, positive biopsy

[2Boys4Me]

My son was diagnosed by positive bloodwork and positive biopsy.

I cannot say that there has been a positive dietary response. He has gained 2 lbs in the last five months and seems a bit happier, but certainly still has crazy mood swings (occasionally brought on by having a big brother who likes to push his buttons). He had no "obvious" symptoms from consuming gluten. He was only tested for Celiac because of low iron levels, and the liquid iron wasn't really bringing his levels up. He is the only one in our immediate family with Celiac, and of our extended family only my Mom was tested, and she doesn't have it either.

[codetalker]

Biopsy and positive response to a gluten-free diet when I was a baby. Then at about age 4, the doctors thought I had outgrown it so they put me back on a regular diet. For the next 35 years, no one ever told me I had been DX'd with celiac disease.

In my 40's, I finally figured out what celiac disease was and started the diet on my own. Don't know if that counts as a second DX or not.

[Guest BERNESES]

Thanks for all your responses. Don't know why I can't figure out the new poll function. Best, B