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I have not had a blood test yet. My GI said it was not as reliable as the EGD. However I think his next plan is to do the blood test and an ultrasound. After learning about the gluten-free diet I have paid more attention to how I feel after I eat, and was a little curious as to why some gluten foods made me sick and some didnt. For example... I go to...

My doctor told me about a month ago that he thought I had Celiac, and after reading about the symptoms I thought the same. However I had an EGD yesterday and afterwards the doc said that it was very unlikely that I have celiac. Now I am really upset, because I am back where I started, not knowing what the problem is. He said he would take multiple biopses...

Unfortunately, September 2 was the earliest appointment they had available. He wants to do the endoscopy because if positive it will show how bad the damage is (supposedly bad cases can become cancerous), or if negative he can see what else might be the problem. He felt strongly that it would be celiac disease. I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism...

I am sceduled to have an endoscopy in September because my doctor thinks I have celiac disease. If the results come back negative, how can I know for sure? Blood test? Try gluten free diet?

My doctor said the blood test was not 100% accurate, therefore the endoscopy was necessary. Is this true? If I cannot go gluten free yet... any alternate ideas on how to decrease abdominal pain?

My gastroenologist recently said that he thinks I have celiac, however he will not be sure until he performs an endoscopy, which is one month from now. In the mean time I have been trying the gluten free diet to see if it helps. I have a couple questions regarding this. I was planning to follow the diet, and then start eating gluten again about one week...