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Hmmm ... I see Dr. Crimaldi also. He did the correct blood tests and wanted to do a biopsy, but I opted to put it off due to other pressing medical conditions. I find him very thorough, knowledgeable, supportive and caring. He explains everything - to the point of going over the allotted appt time - and even called me on a Saturday to give me the results...

Hi, I have a biopsy scheduled for September. I don't know about the EGD - it was mentioned. I haven't had any problem eating normally ... but I know that it might not be affecting my stomach at this point in time. I think my biggest mistake was taking my primary care's diagnosis and not calling the GI for the blood results (in May). Come to find out...

I had actually been considering doing that before the GI doc told me it wasn't celiacs. It was definately something gluten-free doing it to me .... I was eating the english muffins and corn muffin (George's). Rest of the time it was meat, potatoes, etc. Normal stuff. Feel way better now .... either that or I'm trying to convince myself of it

I stand corrected - she gained when eating gluten. Thanks for pointing that out. I gained when I ate gluten-free .... and got bloated. Now that I'm eating normally the bloating is gone ..... leave it to me to be weird.

It wasn't that he wouldn't diagnose it - he felt that the Ttg was too low to diagnose it, but would do the biopsy to double check. He was confident that it was not celiac disease ....

Have I missed something - why would gaining weight when eating gluten-free indicate anything? Other then the fact that I was hungry all the time, so I ate more.... and I ate worse. Potatoes to fill me up (fattening, I know) .... hate fruit, so candy .... I was thinking IBS too, since I've always had a touch of constipation/diarrhea at different times...

Alison, My tTg was 3 ... he said low, so no celiac. And yes, something is probably up. Maybe an intolerance. EmA - I'll have to look that up. I've had a battery of blood tests (9 vials at one time! - usually 3 or 4 is once every 3 weeks or so) so I'm sure I've been tested for everything. I'm on gluten for the biopsy .... but I really don't eat that...

Isn't the Ttg the bottom line for diagnosis? (other then biopsy). And that was low, which is what he made his diagnosis on. And would the other numbers be high due to another autoimmune disease? Just curious. Sigh. I dont know what to think/do now. This doctor was recommended as a celiac doctor. Ann

Hi All, I was told by my Primary Care (in May) that I had celiacs; this was from bloodwork the GI did and I assumed that they conferred (they are colleagues and she got me in to see him). I never called the GI for test results because of what the PC told me. I had follow up appt with GI on Monday and he informed me that I DO NOT have celiac disease....

Hi, I come from this from both sides. I was just diagnosed with celiac disease and can very VERY angry sometimes. I'm almost 50 and finally have money to go grocery shopping, buy what I want and not worry about the cost .... and now this? Who the hell thought this joke up? I call those times my "pity parties". Cause I'm definately feeling sorry for...

Hi, And I thought I was the only one what wanted to rebel. I've got a major case of "why did this happen to me - screw it" .... and have been fighting off a major urge to eat what I want. It's been very difficult these past two weeks and I don't know if I'm over it just yet ... My biggest problem is that I didn't really get as sick as you all. Sorry...

Hi, I'm taking the plunge and will be buying some Kinnikinni (sp) online. I've read that their chocolate donuts are great - what about their bagels? My GI doc said to have some cream cheese on rice cakes - I would have laughed long and hard if I hadn't been on the table waiting for my colonoscopy. Rice cakes - you have GOT to be kidding Anyways...

Hi, OK - I have a (maybe stupid) question. I was diagnosed about 2 months ago -and didn't really have any symptons other then being tired. No stomach problems at all. Around the time that I had routine bloodwork (and it came back abnormal) I did have the bloating/cramping that people talk about .... and then the, um, physical response to that. So...

Peter, No endoscopy - I was just told that I had celiac because of blood work. Colonoscopy was because of my age (50 soon), family history and the new diagnosis. Too late for endo now; have been gluten-free for about 2 months. I doubt it would have come back abnormal ? ?? I only had physical symptons for a few days; I honestly think this whole thing...

Hi, I had my colonoscopy a few weeks ago and I was a nervous wreck; it was a week of tests and had had a bone marrow biopsy two days before. But I was nervous about what they would find ... not the procedure. The nurses were wonderful and I slept through it all. I, too, woke up in the recovery room and then slept most of the day away. Or at least...