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Hi Tarnalberry and thanks for the reply. That certainly makes sense, and I will definitely be following the gluten-free diet as soon as the biopsies have been collected. I suppose that's the point - even if one is asympotmatic, following a gluten-free diet is one thing that can be positively done to improve life expectancy. I guess I'm just hoping to stop...

Hi Kaiti and Sally - thank you for your replies. This is the first blood analysis I have had done. The doctor is going to do an endoscopy (with biopsies) and also a colonoscopy. Is the colonoscopy really necessary? I thought only biopsies were required to diagnose celiac disease... Also, I notice that some of the threads on this board discuss the paranoia...

Well, I have just joined this website and been reading most of this thread. I have just had some worrying news from my doctor - he thinks I may have celiac disease based on my symptoms (very like severe IBS), the fact I come from the UK, and that my blood tests show I am anaemic (with low iron and ferritin levels), also with an elevated IgG reading (40.9...