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Lizard00, THANK YOU!!! for your generous and thoughtful replies. I will do as you say and learn as much as I can. My daughter, being a freshman in college, isn't keen on doing all this studying but has already consulted with the college dietician who will point out OK and not OK dishes in the cafeteria for her. It's great to know there is help available...

Thanks for your response, Lizard00! you confirmed my suspicions on both questions. I guess the Dr. just doesn't know a whole lot about celiac. We'd like to go completely gluten-free for a month...do you have an article or other information to point me towards for a good comprehensive introduction to eating gluten free?

Dear Forum, My 18 year old daughter has had gastro symptoms for a year. We finally requested a test for celiac. The Dr. ordered only the tTG IgA test (not a "panel") and on the basis of that result ("1", with 0-3 being negative) told us that "the results for celiac were negative." Dr. is OK with us trying a gluten-free diet to see if that helps, but says...

Hi all, My daughter is going for a blood test Monday, on a short vacation home from college. With the distance, it's hard to arrange things, so I really want her to be taking the best test out there for gluten sensitivity so she can start feeling better, if this is what she has. I read on the Web about a new test- deanimated gliadin peptide (DGP) that...