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How do they test for celiac now for a diagnosis?  Can it be done by simple blood test?

when I was a baby they didn’t have a test. That was 75 years ago. So they ruled everything else out and said I had it. The dr put me on diet of bananas and skimmed milk for 7 years. When I started kindergarten I only weighed 25 lbs. nowadays they would say “failure to thrive”. My daughter was also diagnosed as a baby as celiac syndrom (they said it was a milder form). As we grew up we incorporated other foods. But over the years I have noticed symptoms like nausea and bloating that makes me wonder if I still have it. Time for blood test?

Thanks for your help. 
Sandy

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Currently they are recommending only blood tests to diagnose children:

but a blood test followed by a biopsy to diagnose adults. I suspect this will eventually evolve to blood tests only as well, and I’m not sure why there is a different protocol.

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Once a celiac, always a celiac.  Celiac disease is like a chameleon, symptoms can wax and wane.

i have a girl friend who was recently diagnosed in her late 40’s.  Her sister in Ireland was diagnosed with celiac disease as a baby.  Her mother was told that she would outgrow it.  That was not true.  The woman was re-diagnosed with celiac disease in her 40’s.    Her diagnosing doctor recommended that her family members be screened.  Hence, my girlfriend  was diagnosed (blood and biopsies)  so late in life.  She was relatively symptom free. Always, thin.  Never could gain weight.  

My case?  I have had GI problems on and off all my life.  My diagnosis was caught during a routine colonoscopy to screen for cancer.  My GI noticed that my chart indicated life-long anemia.  I was shocked.  

If you are consuming gluten daily (for about 8 to 12 weeks),  consider a complete a celiac blood panel or because of these pandemic times, just go back to being  gluten free.  A firm diagnosis might be beneficial, if you require long-term care.  

https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/screening-and-diagnosis/screening/

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