Self-diagnosis and recovery time

[penguin11]

Hello,

Did anyone self-diagnose celiac, and only after a year wanted to get diagnosed by their doctor? If so, did it go as expected? 

Another question: Is it normal to go around 6 months before stomach pain and heartburn subside on gfd? 

[Scott Adams]

We published an article years ago that said the average time to recover from celiac disease is two years. That said, if your diet has been 100% gluten-free, usually meaning that you don't eat outside your home, I believe it would still be unusual to have the ongoing symptoms you describe. You could have additional food intolerances, and this article might be helpful:

 If you do go the route of additional testing, this article will help:

 

[penguin11]

Thanks Scott!

It has been around a year since I went gluten-free, and most of the stomach pain and heartburn issues resolved more or less in 6 months. Nowadays I am almost pain free, but I have read many recovery stories where the pain subsides in days/weeks, so I was wondering how normal it was to go many months before the pain went away.

 

[Scott Adams]

I think it's pretty normal for healing to take a while, and how long it takes can depend on the condition of your gut/villi, and how well you stay gluten-free.