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Thanks everyone! This is such a wonderful site! I'm going to go ahead and have the endoscopy and skip the nutritionist for now! I'm trying to start the gluten free diet and hopefully it will get easier in time...right? You all are wonderful! --Katie P.S. My mom and my sister are both joining me on this gluten-free diet as they both have some...

If my blood tests came back very high (the one that is supposed to be 10 was over 100, and the one that is supposed to be around 5 was 67), and my doctor has told me that I have celiacs, then why do I have to get the endoscopy? Also, can I do this all on my own? Or do I need to find a nutritionist even if my insurance won't cover it? Thanks for the...

I was actually just diagnosed November 27th, by Dr. Weiner at Corning Guthrie Internal Medicine. I went in on my Thanksgiving Break from school, and found out the following week. When I went in, he was extremely concerned about finding a name for my problem, and after the blood tests came back, he diagnosed me with Celiacs. As I go to school in Pittsburgh...