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Hi T.H., Would you mind sharing what sort of (non-gastrointestinal) symptoms you typically experience when you're exposed to gluten? I'd simply be curious to know which of my own symptoms might be related to the ingestion of gluten. Thanks!

Yes, I guess that's the most important detail... If our health improves when we are gluten-free, it doesn't really matter what the medical profession tells us. The proof is in the pudding! Thanks again, guys!

Thanks for your replies. Next month I have a follow-up appointment with this GI specialist. I'll be sure to ask him many questions. Maybe he used the term "stomach" in a colloquial fashion (like "tummy"). Until I get more information, I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt. Sometimes I wonder if these physicians consider themselves too...

Hello again! Well, today I had my endoscopy procedure done at the local hospital. Unfortunately, the gastroenterologist only took three (3) biopsy samples from my stomach (none from the small intestines). This physician looked to be under 40 years-old. So, he should be well-acquainted with the recent medical literature pertaining to celiac disease...

Certainly my symptoms have become far more pronounced since I started a full gluten-inclusive diet, almost three weeks ago, in preparation for my upcoming endoscopy. That being said, at no point in my life have I been "entirely" gluten-free. Already I'm looking forward to going gluten-free... based on what I'm experiencing now. A diagnosis of celiac...

Thanks for the helpful clarifications, Skylark! My recent IgA test was negative and my IgG test was positive (44 KEU/L), with any value exceeding 20 KEU/L apparently being flagged as abnormal. That being said, I was essentially on a gluten-free (or minimal gluten) diet at the time of this blood test. Now I'm well over two weeks into eating...

Wow! Many thanks for the informative and helpful comments. Question: If it is known to often require several months of a gluten-free diet before any noticeable health improvements are realized, how can an elimination and challenge diet involving some other (non-gluten) food yield any diagnostic results after a mere few weeks? A few years...

Hello! This is my first post on the Celiac.com Forum. A few weeks ago my lab results (blood work) tested positive for Celiac Disease (or gluten-intolerance). My gastroenterologist has since scheduled me in mid-October to have an endoscopy for the purpose of taking a biopsy of the villi in my small intestines. Of course, I've been contending with many...