Purpously Eating Gluten.

[Conal]

Have been off gluten for approx 6months now, the effects of this were apparent from day 1, no headaches, no more blurrred vision, no more anxeity, no more extreme tiredness, It felt to me like what cocanie probably feels like, i had never felt that awake/alive before.

Since i never had a proper test done, my doctor recently told me to eat gluten for a week, then get a blood test to get a definative result.

Have been eating gluten for the past few days now, and the same old effects are very apparent, So im %99 sure that my body reacts to gluten, my gut is on fire right now.

Is it worth continuing to eat gluten in order to the test done sice im already 100% sure gluten not good for me? Also will eating gluten for a week damage my gut very much?

Thanks, Conal

[ravenwoodglass]

A week is likely not long enough for anything to show up in your blood work. Usually we have to be back on it for at least a couple months and even then we can have a false negative. The week is letting you know that your system doesn't want gluten but to get a positive test you have to go much longer to redamage yourself enough to possibly show it. The choice whether you want to do that is up to you. You don't however need your doctors permission to eat gluten free.

[GFinDC]

Have been off gluten for approx 6months now, the effects of this were apparent from day 1, no headaches, no more blurrred vision, no more anxeity, no more extreme tiredness, It felt to me like what cocanie probably feels like, i had never felt that awake/alive before.

Since i never had a proper test done, my doctor recently told me to eat gluten for a week, then get a blood test to get a definative result.

Have been eating gluten for the past few days now, and the same old effects are very apparent, So im %99 sure that my body reacts to gluten, my gut is on fire right now.

Is it worth continuing to eat gluten in order to the test done since im already 100% sure gluten not good for me? Also will eating gluten for a week damage my gut very much?

Thanks, Conal

There is on way to know for sure how much damage you will get except to keep eating gluten and find out. Probably a week won't be a big problem. Not fun but not a killer.

IF it makes you sick tho does it really matter what the doctor or anyone else calls it? To some people it does, but for me that isn't important. If you want to participate in clinical trails they will usually ask if you are a biopsy proven celiac. The usual recommendation I have seen is for a biopsy you should eat gluten for 2 to 3 months to have a good chance of an accurate result.

[salexander421]

Me and my 2 daughters are undergoing a gluten challenge right now. Their GI said to do it for 3 months. If it weren't for my kids or other family members I probably would not care whether I have a diagnosis or not. But I feel that it's necessary for my children and possible grandchildren to know if this is in their family. Plus, my dad has some of the same issues as me and would take it a lot more seriously if he knew I had it so I'm also doing it for him.

If you don't feel that you need a diagnosis for yourself or anyone else than I say just do the diet. But, if you feel yo do want a diagnosis then a week most likely will not be long enough.