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I’ll keep you posted on the biopsy. Fortunately, I was able to get my procedure moved up today, so now I only have to wait two weeks instead of five. Can’t come soon enough! Do you have a recommendation for a celiac gene and/or gluten sensitivity testing product?

Thanks so much. To clarify, can a person develop celiac without having one of the celiac- or GS-related genes? I haven't done gene testing exclusively for celiac, but after reading your post, I reviewed my 23andMe results, and one of two celiac-related "markers" was detected, giving me a "slightly increased risk" of developing celiac. The marker detected...

Thanks so much, Scott. I am going to try to see if a different doctor can do the endoscopy earlier. It seems like confirming the diagnosis via biopsy is the next required step before my doc will allow me to pursue other explanations (imaging, colonoscopy), so the sooner I can get my diagnosis, the better. I appreciate your response and the service you generously...

Thanks for your reply. The reference range (which I interpreted as meaning the normal range) was less than 15. So my values are high, except for one, which was 1. I’ll make sure to keep consuming gluten until my biopsy. I’m honestly hoping for a confirmed diagnosis because it will at least help give me a path to try moving forward. I’d eat sawdu...

Thank you for the quick response. That’s interesting to hear about the different types of genes that can be involved. I am the only person in my immediate family with likely celiac, but I have an aunt and several cousins with it. I will hold out hope that celiac is the culprit of my symptoms. It will be a long month as I continue to eat gluten in order t...

For the past year I’ve been battling a variety of symptoms—aches in my arm and leg bones (hands and feet especially), tingly/burning skin, facial numbness around my mouth, and anxiety. A few months ago around Christmas, I started developing abdominal pain on the left side and back pain in my kidney area and on my back ribs. The kidney pain is diffuse and...