So Many Questions

[flxmanning]

I'm going to see a nurse practitioner tomorrow to discuss my blood results since I couldn't see my doctor until September 11th. I have now been gluten free for about a week and a half. What tests should I order? I feel so much better since going gluten free and all of my symptoms fit with Celiac Disease (weight loss, constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, EXTREMELY distended stomach after some meals to the point that I can't even move, etc). Are they even really going to be able to do anything for me since I've been gluten-free for over a week? Any answers would really help me out.

Oh yeah, forgot to mention...I don't think they ordered the right blood test in the first place despite me specifically telling them I wanted to be tested for Celiac (this was before going gluten-free). When I called Kaiser to get my blood results they had done a kidney function test, thyroid test, liver function test, blood sugar level test, and cholesterol test. Would any of those even be conclusive for celiac disease?

[2kids4me]

None of those tests would be conclusive for celiac. This site has much info on testing ...one link is : https://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodi...-44106545513.45

Ask the practioner if she has knowledge about celiac and if not - could she research it before ordering tests so that you are tested for the right things