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Have you resolved the anemia? If not, it's important for your iron levels to be sufficient or you will never feel completely well, even if the gluten problem is resolved. Discuss iron supplementation with your doctor. You may also need to supplement other vitamins -- B12, D, C. Also, make sure there are no hidden sources of gluten in your diet, especially...

He told me to continue eating gluten I suppose with the thought that he would see if the problem cleared without a gluten-free diet and then he would assume I did not have celiac disease. However, I have read that symptoms of Celiac Disease can wax and wane. What I failed to ask him is what would he then recommend if the biopsy showed abnormal results....

Thanks Lisa and I do plan to get a new doctors that hopefully specializes in patients with Celiad Disease.

Hello All, Like many of you, I am struggling to determine if I have celiac disease. I recently saw my general practitioner for a "well woman" exam -- I had complaints of fatigue, depression -- just not feeling like myself. She ran blood tests including ferritin levels and determined that I was anemic. I then underwent an endoscopy and colonoscopy to...