Elcamino

I'm hesitant to just try the diet because it seems pretty difficult to eliminate gluten altogether, and I'd be eliminating a good source of grain with no justification. I guess I don't need an endorsement from the medical profession; I'm just trying to get up enough nerve to try the diet. Thanks for your reply. I will look into some details regarding the...

Hi all, I've been reading your posts for quite a while now. I was given the celiac panel about 6 weeks ago. Evidently, the results are meaningless because I am IgA deficient (they did conduct a total IgA for me). GI, to exclude Celiac and positively diagnose me with IBS, took multiple duodenal biopsies last week. Only positive finding at the time...

I've recently (4 days ago) taken the blood test for celiac disease (I think IgA and the tissue one were ordered), in addition to thyroid testing which often goes along with celiac disease). Like many of you it seems, I'm stuck between a diagnosis of celiac or IBS. I'm not willing to accept IBS at this point because it is a diagnosis of exclusion, and basically...