New Here With A Few Questions :)

[mykdsmomy]

Hi there. I'm so glad I found this forum and I have a few questions if you dont mind

I have dealt with IBS and some undiagnosed autoimmune issues for some time now. I've had autoimmune stuff since I was little but when I turned 18, I began to have IBS symptoms as well as depression.

I asked the dr. to run a celiac test a few months back and it came back normal but I'm not convinced. Is it possible to have a gluten intolerance but not have it show up in a blood test? I'm really thinking of going gluten free (i've been doing a lot of research). I CRAVE bread products constantly and tend to have a dairy intolerance and an oat intolerance but I dont notice huge problems after eating say a cracker or piece of bread.

Is it worth it to go gluten free for a while and see how I feel? Is it truly possible to have gluten problems regardless of what blood tests say? Thanks so much for any help. I'm just at the end of my rope right now

I also had my gallbladder out last year and since then have developed a fatty liver and borderline pre diabetes along with "liver sontes" it's just getting out of control and the dr's dont know what to do anymore TIA

Judy

[dlp252]

Yes, it is possible to be gluten intolerant and not have it show up in the blood tests. Since you've already had the testing, you may want to give the diet a try for a few months. My doctor did my blood tests and endoscope AFTER I went gluten-free, so we both figured it wouldn't show anything, but he did say that diet is a valid indication. (But without the positive test results, he would not diagnose me with Celiac.) I ended up having my testing done at Enterolabs, who uses stool testing to find antibodies for gluten and a handful of other things.

[Guest cassidy]

Yes, it is very possible to have celiac or gluten intolerance and have a negative blood test. The blood test is only about 50% accurate. You can certainly try the diet and see how you feel. You probably need to give it a good month of being very strict. If you have a problem with gluten you should feel better by then.

There is great info here and I hope that you find the answers that you need.