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Can Test Be Negative But Still Be Celiac?


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jewlesD Apprentice

just curious...my test came back normal, but I have been living gluten free for awhile and feeling better then I have in years...when I got the test I was eating a gluten filled diet, so thats not the issue. my doctor says that it is celiac even though the test came back normal...has anyone else experienced this?


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Lisa Mentor
just curious...my test came back normal, but I have been living gluten free for awhile and feeling better then I have in years...when I got the test I was eating a gluten filled diet, so thats not the issue. my doctor says that it is celiac even though the test came back normal...has anyone else experienced this?

After an extended period of being gluten free, it would take the equivalent of 3-4 slices of bread for an estimated 3 months for the test not to be jeopardized by diet.

Blood tests as well as biopsies can be inaccurate. It sounds like your doctor is on top of things. If you respond well to a gluten free diet, that in itself is a diagnosis. Whether you are gluten intolerance of Celiac Disease the prescription is the same...a gluten free diet.

Amyleigh0007 Enthusiast

Wow! Your doctor sounds like a dream! When my test came back negative my doctor didn't want anything to do with me anymore.

jewlesD Apprentice

Yeah,

I have a great doctor who is very supportive of the celiac diagnosis and is convinced it is 100% celiac since diet showed great improvement and lack of diet brings symptoms back real bad... I was just wondering if anyone else had a negative blood test, but still was diagnosed as celiac...and did they get the diagnosis only after a biopsy? I cant believe how many people have very unsympathetic doctors, although it took a long time to find this doctor..one who would actually listen and not think I was crazy!

cyberprof Enthusiast
Yeah,

I have a great doctor who is very supportive of the celiac diagnosis and is convinced it is 100% celiac since diet showed great improvement and lack of diet brings symptoms back real bad... I was just wondering if anyone else had a negative blood test, but still was diagnosed as celiac...and did they get the diagnosis only after a biopsy? I cant believe how many people have very unsympathetic doctors, although it took a long time to find this doctor..one who would actually listen and not think I was crazy!

I agree, you are lucky with your doctor.

I was diagnosed by biopsy when they were looking for ulcers. I had the blood test 3 days later (still eating gluten) and was negative.

~Laura

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