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I feel a bit foolish now...especially after reading through everything again after a few hours. I guess should have learned to not trust my first impressions...at least not until the ol' emotions are settled again. My apologies to everyone again. Anyways, my first language is actually English. I am an American living in Sweden. I moved a few years ago...

I am sincerely sorry that I misjudged the tone of your reply. The only thing I don't like about the internet is the inability to see someone's face when reading something they wrote. It's so easy to interpret things incorrectly, as I did here. Thank you for your input. It is helpful in understanding the bigger picture here. I suppose I am overly sensitive...

I have gone short periods without gluten before, and I have noticed that it alleviated enough of my symptoms to know that a gluten free diet is certainly the smartest thing to try. Perhaps I didn't make this clear in my posts, but I certainly realize that this way is the most intellegent. It is quite clear to me that our bodies know best. I have hesitated...

I figured that I would give up gluten after this is done, no matter what the results are. I guess that I would feel that his opinion was irrelevant at that stage (if the biopsy was negative and he told me to keep eating gluten). I thought perhaps a biopsy might be good to gauge any damage done, plus, in the event that it indicated damage, it would enable...

Is that the smartest? To load up on gluten first? I wondered if that would be the best...seemed so to me! The doctor at this point just wants to see if it's gluten or not according to what he sees as the most effective means of testing they have. He seems quite laid-back, so I assume that he would be in support of me just trying the diet on my own--but...

Hi, Tom! Yes, I've been having Celiac symptoms for years...just didn't know that one thing could explain so much. I started to get a clue that it had something to do with food (and that being something I ate often) earlier this year. I haven't been on a gluten free diet for more than very, very short periods a very few times during the past few months...

Hi! Everyone here has been so helpful! I have a new question: I got my blood test results late last week. Came back negative. However, the doctor still wants a biopsy done just to be sure. What is the likelihood of a biopsy being positive when the initial blood test was negative? I understand that this isn't really a "wash and wear" question. ...

Thank you both! The medical system here in Sweden won't do an endoscopy if the blood work wasn't positive. Enterolab is also "out" because I live over here. I think the diet is probably just the smartest thing to do. However, I'm just feeling a bit down at the moment. That'll change soon, hopefully! Thanks again!

I got my blood test results today and they were negative. I found myself being slighty disappointed, even though I am 99.9% sure that gluten is the problem. Did anybody else feel like that? I plan to go gluten free next week, but just needed a hug or something. Hopefully, this doesn't sound too silly.

Thanks for the welcome! It's nice to be here! Thanks for the welcome. There certainly is tons and tons of helpful information here. I do plan on going gluten free no matter what the results of the blood test say. My body seems to seriously dislike gluten and that's good enough for me. The positive thing with having an "actual" diagnosis here...

Thanks so much for replying. Reading your post makes me feel a bit less lost. I was reasonably sure that the white bump thingies had something to do with gluten, but had no real evidence. I just recently found out that gluten may be the culprit which would explain a myriad of symptoms I've been having the past few years, and only went for the testing a...

Thanks to everyone! I don't know why I didn't buy their dx of "acne" (maybe because it felt like they kind of just "guessed" what it was and then dismissed me as quickly as they possibly could). I plan to go gluten free as soon as the results from my tests are--no matter what the result says. My body feels better without it, and that is pretty much good...

Thanks for the welcome and the reply!

Hi! I've been lurking for a few weeks now, so thought I'd make it "official" and actually post something! My story is quite long and resembles many that I have read here. After many years of difficulty, I have begun to suspect that gluten is the culprit. Had blood test last week and am anxiously waiting for the results. In the meantime, I have a...