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T.H. - thank you for your response. I was wondering if trying to go gluten-free, just to see how it affects me, would be useful. I don't want to be one of those diet faddists though, going gluten-free because it's now the It Diet, when people who really do have Celiac truly suffer without that diet change. If there's no potential for harm in trying to be...

I'm so sorry to hear you are going through all this. I hope they can find something to help you - whether they determine you need to be off-gluten, too. I haven't yet tried going off-gluten, because I read how you're not supposed to until they've finished all the testing. I'm not sure my doctor would think it's worth it now that I'm basically back to normal...

Hello, I just wanted to update my thread here. I got my blood tests back and they are all normal, and not indicative of Celiac. I have a copy of the results and the tests are kind of weird to see in print. They did Endomysial IGA (negative), Gliadin IGG AB (<10.0, Normal), Gliadin IGA AB (<10.0, Normal), and Reticulin ABS (Negative). He didn't mention...

Thank you, ArticLotus. I think that if there IS one good thing - this is making me not take my health for granted. I'm hopeful hearing stories of people who have gotten improvement with the diet change. Hopefully that's all that it will take for me, too. I think stress management will be important for me, too - I tend to hold a lot of anxiety in my stomach...

Hello all, I just feel like venting. I'm not sure if I have Celiac disease or not, but it's what I'm currently awaiting the initial blood tests on. I am 33, almost 34, and have had loose stools and diarrhea 2-4X a day for three weeks now. My whole life I've been more prone to occasional bouts of constipation - so this is new and upsetting. I have been a vegetarian...