Denise61

I was in a situation where there were no symptoms being exhibited so there were cetainly no reactions to gluten to be seen. Given the same set of circumstances , I would have the endoscopy done again in a heatbeat. I think it is very different when you are seeing symptoms and can make clear connections to diet. When this is not the case, wouldn't you want...

Okay, that sounded like an attack! That's a big leap to telling me that his health is "majorly compromised" when you don't know his health history. You have to realize that every stomach ailment is not celiac. I have taken him to very competant doctors with celiac experience. He had trouble with the I.B.S. for about two months - perhaps there was something...

linsmad, At this point in time, he does not have celiac. He was retested at age six because he had developed stomach issues, and the doctor wanted to be thorough given the prior positive test result. He tested negative at that time, and that was when they tested for the marker. He has that unfortunately, but may very well never develop the disease....

I would have to disagree with that statement. My son tested positive at four by bloodwork, but showed no evidence of the disease when undergoing the endoscopy. We have since learned that he carries the marker for celiac disease. I would want to know for CERTAIN that my child had celiac disease before I went about trying to make such drastic changes to...

Hi all, I am at the end of a week with my 9 year old son having stomach aches. On Sunday, it was severe enough to warrent a trip to the e.r. to check for appendicitis. We were able to rule that out, luckily. When he was four, he tested positive to Celiac. He had the endoscopy which showed that he did not have it. At six, he had some stomach problems...