Does the amount of gluten consumed before and endoscopy matter?

[Haveaniceday]

Or is even small amounts of gluten enough to show the presence of disease?

So basically I got diagnosed by my doctor based on strong test results after a short stay in hospital, my dr has submitted a celiacs diagnosis as official. I still need a gastroscopy, to assess damage and check for bowel cancer (nbd she said I will get these routinely every 5 years to be on the safe side). She also said that I don't need biopsies for confirmation but they will biopsy tissue anyway which will be additional confirmation.

So, I am told to continue to eat gluten if I wish to get accurate results from the biopsy.

My question is would small amounts of gluten be sufficient for this? Or will it minimize the extent the disease is affecting me when the gastroscopy is done? And will eating smaller amounts possibly limit my symptoms in the meantime?

 

Thanks!
 

[GFinDC]

I suggest you talk to your doctor.  If the diagnosis is complete, they may be wanting the endoscopy to make a baseline of current conditions.  If they are planning to use it to confirm celiac disease, then you need to continue eating a small amount of gluten until the test is done.  Your doctor should be able to tell you an appropriate amount of gluten to eat based on your weight.