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Thank you everyone for your replies. I am going to have to try the gluten-free diet again and see what happens. And BTW, I didn't mention, but I did have an elevated ANA, but it has been negative the last year (strange really). Thank you kindly. Susan

I tried a gluten-free diet back in August. Apparently I went about it the wrong way because I jumped into all the processed gluten-free foods and I became constipated. I tried it for about 3.5 weeks and because I was having bloated stomac with constipation, I stopped. Ever since I went off of it, I have had diareaha and or loose stools EVERYDAY. I also...

Hello Everyone, I finally got the results back from the endoscopy. Negative for H pylori and negative for Celiac. Here are the findings: A Small intestine, biopsy; small intestinal mucosa with no significant pathologic changes, overall villous architecture intact. Show mild gastritis. B Esophagus, biopsy: Esophageal mucosa with no significant...

I thought I remember reading somewhere that there is a test on your gene that can determine if you have celiac disease. I am thinking I want to go back to gluten-free, but I don't want to mess up any future testing. For some reason I am thinking that a particular gene test is effective even if you have been doing a gluten-free diet. Thank you again...

Thank you SO much. You all are most helpful and I really do appreciate it. I get my biopsy results back today from the gastro. I do have one more question, if you are "gluten intolerance", can that still cause serious issues and mess up the blood (abnormalities within the blood) and cause inflamation?? Thank you most kindly. Susan

Could these results have anything to do with celiac? elevated CRP (C Reactive Protein) elevated level of CH50 elevated ACA (anticardiolipin antibodies) ANA (positive somtimes - negative right now) I'm still waiting on my biopsy from the endoscopy. Thank you Susan

Thank you very much for your reply. Too bad I didn't come on this forum before I started gluten-free. Great advice and when I go back on gluten-free, I will definitely go with the recommendations you have listed. I'm wondering if that is why I was also gaining weight on the gluten-free diet (all the processed food, etc). Thank you kindly. Susan

Hello All, I'm thankful to have found a forum that appears to be active. I was just tested for celiac via a biopsy of the small intestines. I was having some pretty severe heartburn so my Dr did an endoscopy and did a biopsy for hpylori as well as celiac. I do have a question though. I tried a gluten free diet about 2.5 months ago. I was going...