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How Long Do You Eat Gluten For Testing?

leethinker

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leethinker Rookie
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Hi again,

I was just wondering... I went gluten-free (I think I was totally gluten free but not 100% sure) for about 2 weeks. Then I started eating gluten again because I wanted to get tested. That was about one month to 1.5 months ago, I guess. Is this enough time? I was only gluten free for a short while, so I would think that would be ok. What do you all think??

I just got initial bloodwork done today (results won't be back for about 5 days), so I am now wondering whether that is enough time to do testing??

thanks again,

Kerri

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It is so hard to say Kerri. Some say 3 - 4 months of heavy gluten eating will get the best results. It may have been enough time, but if you come back NEG, you may always wonder......If you come back POS then it was enough time.

Some people heal very quickly (even in 2 weeks) and then if you werent eating a lot of gluten in that 1 - 1.5 months it might not have been enough to cause significant damage. Or not enough time. You may get a false NEG.

I know this doesnt help much, but it is the truth.

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