I'd recommend going as long as you can on the gluten challenge, more than 2 weeks.
I was in a similar situation a few months ago and only did 11 days of a gluten challenge but ended up with a negative endoscopy result. I don't think I had enough gluten for long enough (I had about a slice and a half of bread a day, on average).
With a family history...
Thank you for your thoughtful response! A rock and a hard place describes it nicely :) I'm not sure if the GI knew about my challenge timeline ahead of time or not (I tried to communicate this through his assistant, I just don't know if he was told). Though at the beginning of the endoscopy he said that given my high TTG result, any amount of gluten would...
I'm 8 days into a gluten challenge and my constant inner debate (about whether to keep going or not) is distracting and stressful. I'd like a few opinions from others who have been in a similar situation, or perhaps know more than what my Googling has come up with.
Some facts:
- I have a family history of Celiac... my father (with confirmed biopsy...