Pre-testing torture

[katattack27]

Currently going through the process of eating gluten every day to confirm diagnosis. Have a colonoscopy scheduled on the 27th and trying not to loose hope while eating all this gluten. Breaking out in a rash, brain fog, head aches, joint pain, and of course endless stomach issues and pain. Anyone else on their diagnosis journey? Trying to stay positive and keep going but I really want to just stop eating the big G. 

[trents]

1 hour ago, katattack27 said:

Currently going through the process of eating gluten every day to confirm diagnosis. Have a colonoscopy scheduled on the 27th and trying not to loose hope while eating all this gluten. Breaking out in a rash, brain fog, head aches, joint pain, and of course endless stomach issues and pain. Anyone else on their diagnosis journey? Trying to stay positive and keep going but I really want to just stop eating the big G. 

Welcome to the forum, katattack27! Yes, the symptoms you are experiencing have been shared by many who have embarked on the gluten challenge. Once people go off of gluten they lose all tolerance they might have had and when they go back on it for testing the symptoms are usually worse.

Are you sure you are scheduled for a colonoscopy and not an endoscopy? A colonoscopy is not used to diagnose celiac disease. Celiac disease damages the lining of the small bowel (the "villi") in the section just below the outlet of the stomach called the duodenum. An upper GI is used for this.

Edited February 16, 2023 by trents