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Bloodwork Finally Normal After 5 years but Villi slightly Blunted

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After 5 years on a Gluten Free Diet my bloodwork is finally normal. I am a 65 year old male and maybe my age had something to do with the long recovery.

However, I had a colposcopy and endoscopy last week and they took biopsies of my villi. The results show "Partially developed sprue".

I am puzzled. Does this mean that I am not really healed and that Celiac is still present? Does it indicate that I am still taking in Gluten?

I have not symptoms and my bloodwork is really good.

Any idea?

Vic

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Your endoscopy results might indicate that your diet is not 100% gluten-free. Do you eat in restaurants? This is the most common source of gluten contamination.

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I did eat out about a week before my testing (all dedicated kitchen). I just find it discouraging since it took me 5 years to drop my numbers way down to normal range to find out that I have "Partially developed sprue". I guess bloodwork is not a guarantee that you are safe.

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Normally the antibody levels are proportional to the villi damage, but apparent this is not always the case. It must vary somewhat from person to person.

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