Help With My Diagnoses

[Lisa79]

I have recently been diagnosed, I am wonder to what degree of damage I have. I didn't get a great deal of discussing with my GI he just confirmed celiac.

Can anyone understand this comment?

My report from the GP states: The villus crypt ratio is at best 1:1. The lamina propria is expanded by a moderate numbers of monoculear cells and numerous intraepithelial lymphocytes are seen.

Atrum - Mild non specific superficial chronic gastritis.

I have been gluten free for a month and not feeling any better.

Thanks

Lisa

[SGWhiskers]

Lisa,

Congrats on the diagnosis. It took me 5 weeks until I felt even a hint better. It took me that long to get enough gluten out of my diet dispite trying everything I thought was reasonable. At 5 weeks, I went OCD ish and started to have some improvement. When everyone here says check your diet, it is soooo true. Darn CC. It was 2-3 months before I thought I was seening improvement. At 8 months, I'm feeling so much better.

In regards to your biopsy language, I had non-standard descriptions as well. After 2-3 months of searching for answers, I ended up e-mailing the pathologist who signed the report, and asked how his description related to the Marsh scale and risk of malignancy. He got back with me quickly and cleared up my questions. People here are very knowledgable, so you may get the answers you want in a matter of days.

Good luck and welcome.