gossamer

that is really annoying that i have to diagnose myself. they're the professionals. and whenever i do diagnose myself...i bring in paperwork listing symptoms & prints from websites, etc....and then half the time they don't look at it, and if they do it's just a glance. and many of them have god complexes and seem mad that i'm diagnosing myself. grrrrrrrrr...

I also tested negative for Celiac. I'd like to know the rate for false negatives. This was from 2 blood tests, not sure which ones, but they sounded like the ones I came across while researching Celiac.

can i ask what the accuracy is for the different kinds of tests???? you seem to know a lot. what other diagnostic criteria are there for celiac?

3 GI docs????? thanks for the heads up! And to think i thought it would be rude to consult a different doc...silly me.

thanks...i'm pretty sure i probably do have a mental disorder...but i'd sure be glad to find out i dont!!! i've tested negative for thyroid disease at least twice. As for the eating disorder...i told the gastrologist that i had anorexia when i was a teenager....i was never diagnosed with it, i just think i had it....and that now i binge from time to time...

you said that i must continue eating gluten for the testing....does that include biopsy testing???? i'm doubting they'll give me more blood tests anyway...but i want to know because i've already started going gluten-free.

Thanks so much for your response! It's validating to get a response from someone else with a psychiatric diagnosis...I've been diagnosed with almost every mental illness, including bipolar, and it's finally decided, and i agree with, that i have PTSD, Severe Depression & Dysthymia. I've considered most of my bowel issues to be related to the various psychiatric...

thanks so much!!! imho, if the doctors will do all they can to prevent a celieac diagnosis, it's probably because it's not treatable with drugs.

I am almost sure that I have Celiac. I have many of the symptoms, both gastrointestinal and nonintestinal. However, I also have a mental disorder, so they attribute almost every symptom I come in with as stress. I've been tested for so many diseases and conditions and I am at the end of my rope! When I suggested that I might have Celiac, my doctor told...