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Those Of You Who Had A Positive Blood Test

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elaine33 Apprentice
elaine33
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We had Ryan blood tested last week and the results should be in tomorrow. I have to say that over the course of his life - he seems healthier now than he has been. His asthma is well under control, his allergy symptoms are there, he is complaining way less about belly aches and leg pains and in general is having a good time of things right now. I haven't given him any more whole wheat products, which is what was given him the severe stomach pain, and I'm thinking I should have.

Did it make a difference when you were tested or others in your family were tested? Thanks. :)

It would just be so nice to know for sure one way or the other, and I'm praying if it is celiac it would show up because my husband is not being very accepting at this point.

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I was extremely sick when my blood test came back positive. My Dr. said I was very close to dying... my daughter on the other hand, was mildly sick, had a lot of symptoms but was functional at daycare, it was more of behavioral issues with her and of course the diarrhea and vomiting and rashes, but her test was still negative. However, she responded miraculously to the diet. My husband was skeptical at first because her test was negative, but because she responded so well to the diet he could not deny it, especially when she did get ahold of some gluten after being gluten-free for a while and it instantly made her very sick. He's convinced now. Positive dietary response is absolutely a valid diagnostic tool and if the diet works it's easy to see the results. And easier to convince doubting Thomases if they can see the evidence for themselves. Keep a food journal and track symptoms so you have it well documented.

chrissy Collaborator
chrissy
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only one of my 3 girls was sick when they positive for celiac.

Daxin Explorer
Daxin
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DW and I had to convince the doc to do a blood test. WHen the results came back, I had lost almost 40 lbs, and was dropping weight like it was going out of style. I was not "sick" but was not "healthy" either.

I had a variety of symptoms, and they were getting so bad I was having PVCs (heart palpatations) just before my dx.

Now though, WAY better.

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