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ARCHIVED What Should I Ask The Doctor? (about Endoscopy)
MelissaJ80 replied to MelissaJ80's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thank you thank you. I really needed to hear that it's painless and that I won't remember a thing. No chances of me waking up right? I will be sure to be clear about what I'm being tested for. I don't want him to just look at my esophagus or something, because I am having an acid reflux thing. I want to make sure he's going into my intestines. ... -
ARCHIVED What Should I Ask The Doctor? (about Endoscopy)
MelissaJ80 posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I've made an appointment with the doctor. Now what? What kind of questions should I ask him, and what exactly will happen when I get an endoscopy? How soon do you get the test results, or can the doctor pretty much tell right away when the procedure has finished? -
ARCHIVED Blood Tests Reliable?
MelissaJ80 replied to MelissaJ80's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thank you all for responding. I don't know which blood tests were done, I'm going to look in my files to see if something is there. I don't seem to have symptoms of celiac, but I do have symptoms that are fairly common in some people with out celiac, like gas, bloating, lactose intolerance. I noticed that I cut down on my fiber and I'm not bloated... -
ARCHIVED Blood Tests Reliable?
MelissaJ80 posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Celiac disease runs on both sides of my family and I was tested last year through a blood work. The results came back negative but my doctor said that I should get an endoscopy to be 100% sure since it runs in my family. My brother has it, so he's the closest relative, others are aunts and uncles, cousins etc. Are blood tests as reliable as taking a...