Endoscopy?

[rachisrunning]

Hi, I'm new here, and I just had a question about diagnosis. I got very sick about four weeks ago. I couldn't stop going to the bathroom. I got blood work done, but my doctor recommended a gluten free diet in the mean time as my father has celiac and he thought that could be the source of my discomfort. I've been gluten-free for nearly two weeks and I feel so much better, but my blood work came back negative. My doctor suggested an endoscopy, but I'm not sure I want to get sick again.... Any suggestions?

Rachel

[ShayFL]

It all depends if you want an "official"diagnosis. I didnt need one. After suffering for 12 years, I am happy the diet is helping me. Im not going to go back to migraines just for a Dx. But that is just me.

But I do feel that if you do not go for the "gold standard" biopsy, that you need to basically accept you have it and adhere to a gluten-free diet for life. At some point if you add it back in and dont get symptoms, you could be damaging yourself without knowing it which can lead to cancers and diabetes just to name a few. So if you dont get the Dx, you might have a "false" sense of security and start eating it again someday. I you cannot trust yourself to stay gluten-free for life, then you might NEED a biopsy to give you the reason.