rhubarbarin

Thanks for the reply! Since I feel fine most of the time, and want the diagnosis, I have been intentionally eating gluten. I'll make a deal with myself right now - even if the tests are negative, I will try an extended period of truly gluten-free (not just no wheat) to see if it changes anything other than the digestive stuff.

I recently got health insurance, and am scheduled for my first check-up since I was 17 years old. I plan on asking for celiac blood testing at this appointment - I assume a family doctor can at least take my blood and send away for the results? I have an HMO so I need referrals from my new GP (hope I like him and he is helpful) for anything he doesn't offer...

I have recently begun to suspect that I have a problem with wheat/gluten. I have weighed the same since I was 16; I am now 22. I have a BMI of about 15. I don't feel too bad, but I don't look healthy. I have tried to gain weight with no sucess. Food goes right through me. Other symptoms I have had throughout my life that sound typical are frequent, soft poops...