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My Yo Yo Diet.....

JerryK

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JerryK
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For the past several months, I have been cognizant that It’s highly likely I’m gluten intolerant, if not an out and out Celiac.

Because of this, while not making a serious effort to eliminate all gluten from my diet, I have been more aware of it.

This means I’ve likely not been eating as much gluten containing foods. I’ve watched the symptoms ebb and flow depending upon what I’ve been eating. When I start feeling bad, I concentrate on eating only foods that don’t make me sick, but when I feel better, I go right back to my lazy sloppy eating habits.

I’ve also gone three or four days at a time, totally gluten free and watched my gastrointestinal symptoms totally clear up. Then I’ve re-introduced gluten to my diet, and to my amazement, watched myself get sick again. (I’ve been in denial)

So my question is this: How will my eating habits over the last several months skew the results? Is eating gluten several times per week enough to maintain a positive response to the blood test?

I know there isn’t a hard and fast answer to this, but I’m looking for opinions.

Thanks, Jerry

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CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
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It skewed the results of my tests. I can only speak from experience.

Guhlia Rising Star
Guhlia
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If you're testing through Enterolab, it likely won't matter that you've been gluten-light, though I would do it as soon as possible. However, if you're doing the blood tests through a doctor, there's a good chance that it could show up negative even if you DO have Celiac. Also, the doctor's blood tests only test for Celiac I believe, I don't think they test for gluten sensitivity which can be just as debilitating. Glad to see you're finally getting tested. I hope you get your answers.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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It could. It might not, but it might. There's no way to guarantee that it will or it won't; it depends on your intestines, and your body.

How's that for an unhelpful answer? :P

I know it's a useless answer, but it's the truth. There's no way to know if it will mess with the results, but it could.

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aikiducky
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It could. It might not, but it might. There's no way to guarantee that it will or it won't; it depends on your intestines, and your body.

How's that for an unhelpful answer? :P

I know it's a useless answer, but it's the truth. There's no way to know if it will mess with the results, but it could.

What tarnalberry said. :)

Then, on the other hand, HELLO? You take out gluten from your diet - you get better. You reintroduce it - you get worse. Sounds like you've done a diet challenge several times over. Does it really matter what the tests say at this point? You're going to go gluten free anyway, aren't you? :blink::huh::blink::D:D

Pauliina

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OK, really I already have my answer. It doesn't matter to me whether I get an official diagnoses of Celiac or if I'm gluten intolerant.

However if I get a positive test result, then it would force myself and my family to take it seriously. My wife, bless her heart, won't think I'm off my rocker. Although she's coming around, after watching me get the runs everytime she feeds me pizza....j

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