Enterolab

[bonnieboo]

Rather than get b/w from your doc? Just curious...

TIA!

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[Rachel--24]

My reason for using Enterolab was because I was already on a gluten-free diet. I didn't want to have to go back on gluten for several weeks to do the bloodwork. I did have bloodwork first but was already on the diet and wasnt aware that the test would be innaccurate. My Dr. wasnt aware either.

I was already gluten-free for 4 months when I found out I could still be tested through Enterolab.

[CarlaB]

I was gluten-free when my blood work was done, and it was negative. I did a six week gluten challenge (not long enough) and had a negative biopsy. I felt better off gluten, but I wanted a confirmation I was not crazy, so I used Enterolab. I might be a non-celiac gluten intolerant, so the blood work and biopsy might have been negative even if I had been eating gluten at the time, but I'll never know for sure. I presented the classic celiac symptoms ... my GI seemed pretty sure I had celiac until the biopsy came back negative, even though he admitted a negative does not rule out celiac.

[AndreaB]

I had been very gluten lite for 1 1/2 months and had read that bloodwork wouldn't be accurate at that point.

I tested on the low end with enterolab so I'm wondering if I would have even tested positive through bloodwork. I did find out I have a celiac gene though.

[Corkdarrr]

Same as everyone else - my bloodwork was negative because my doctor told me it was okay that I had already gone gluten-free (sigh) and I didn't have the patience or resources to get a "real" biopsy. I've read about so much inconsistency with biopsies anyways, that it didnt' really matter.

All I knew is that I felt better not eating gluten, and I did Enterolab for the same reason Carla did - to prove to myself that I wasn't crazy.

Courtney