Endoscopy Results (so Far)

[Wthrman13]

Well, I had my endoscopy yesterday, and they discovered I had GERD, a constricted esophagus (which they dilated), and inflammation of both the stomach and duodenum (I believe gastritis and duodenitis, respectively). They also took small intestine biopsies to test for celiac disease, which I will hopefully hear back about in the next few days. In the meantime, I was put on a proton-pump inhibitor, and told to avoid caffeine, soda, acidic drinks, alcohol, and spicy food for at least the next couple of weeks and likely longer, until my stomach has time to heal (pretty much all the stuff I like to eat and drink!).

In regards to the celiac disease, if the biopsies come back positive, I will also try to go on the gluten-free diet ASAP, but if they come back negative, I think I'll wait until I can get my other problems resolved.

[ravenwoodglass]

I am really hoping that even if the biopsies are negative that you will still give the diet a good try. And now that the biopsies are done is the time to do it. The number of us who had ulcers and other problems that are directly gluten related are not insignificant. My DD's primary findings were about the same as yours she chose not to medicate until she knew she would not get relief from the diet. Within a week her ulcer pain was gone. The biopsy results that we got two weeks later showed early changes suggestive of celiac but we already knew from her dietary response that gluten was the problem before we even got the report back.