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DVjorge Apprentice
DVjorge
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Hi everybody,

I got the result of my biopsia which came back with only gastritis and h. pylori positive. When they ran the endoscopy to me, I was told my intestinal villi is atrophed. I have pseudodiarrhea, bad absorption and feel tired. I don't know if the biopsia can be reliable by itself or it is good idea to ask for blood antibody tests to exclude Celiac. Please, any advice is welcome. I am glad my biopsia didn't show celiac, but I don't feel good, and I want to be sure isn't gluten intolerance. Do you think a negative biopsia rule out the disease?

Thanks,

george.

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Did they offer you a reason as to why your villi was atrophied? While the biopsy is considered the gold standard, it can miss damage, or can be read incorrectly. Having the blood tests may help you, but they cannot rule out celiac, as they can be unreliable, too.

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LDJofDenver
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Hi everybody,

I got the result of my biopsia which came back with only gastritis and h. pylori positive. When they ran the endoscopy to me, I was told my intestinal villi is atrophed. I have pseudodiarrhea, bad absorption and feel tired. I don't know if the biopsia can be reliable by itself or it is good idea to ask for blood antibody tests to exclude Celiac. Please, any advice is welcome. I am glad my biopsia didn't show celiac, but I don't feel good, and I want to be sure isn't gluten intolerance. Do you think a negative biopsia rule out the disease?

Thanks,

george.

Hmmm. Who told you the biopsy did not show signs of celiac? Typically, atrophied intestinal villi are an indicator of celiac disease. My GI doc said my small bowel biopsy showed flattened villi which, she said, confirmed the Celiac Disease. Perhaps pick up your pathology report and get a second opinion at another G.I. doc?

Yes, sometimes even if you have it blood work comes back negative but you might want to do it anyway. (mine was positive) There are also genetic tests to determine (and rule out) your chances of being susceptible to celiac disease.

nora-n Rookie
nora-n
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back some years ago they did not diagnose celiac unless the villi were all gone.....

Your report sasy something like that, and does sound like celiac!

Nowadays you only need slightly flattened villi, or increased intraepithelial lymphcytes.

By the way, how many IEL's were at each villi tip? They have to count them and write that in the report.

read the food doc's blog www.thefooddoc.com , you have to surf around there until you find his blog.

nora

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