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hello all, i've been on a gluten-free diet for about a year. recently i had a minor lung infection and was prescribed antibiotics. i also took some probiotic pills to compensate for the damage and lo and behold i actually wound up feeling much better, stomach wise, than i have been for the past year. i've known for a while that probiotics are good for...

hi everyone, during the past year or so i've taken three tests in an effort to determine if i have celiac or not. first t-TG test returned positive, hence the celiac suspicion. did an endoscopy after that, but the doctor said he found "some damage" of the type he was looking for. he told me it was borderline. took a second t-TG test, which returned...

Hello everyone, I have just come back from an appointment with my gastro and he decided I should undergo an endo test. He told me that its considered accurate but that it is possible that it will be inconclusive for diagnosis of celiac. I have done some reading about it and i asked him if i should up my gluten intake to make the test more reliable. Its...

Hi cass, thanks for the advice

hi, thanks very much for the reply! i will definitely be taking the endo at some point, i have to get an accurate reading if its celiac or not. given that - do you think i should re-introduce gluten to my diet? (gradually maybe, or in any way). im still not gluten free by any real standard, but im maybe 85% there.

hello everyone, i'm a new member and this is my first post. i joined because i really need advice on how to proceed now. if you'll bear with me - ill describe my situation two months ago i received a blood test with a 10.4 U/ml TransGlutaminase (IgA) Ab. i was told by my doctor that this is a sign for celiac disease and that i should take an endoscopy...