WendyRB

My doctor, who is a specialist in Celiacs Disease, said to eat at least two peices of bread every day for six weeks before being tested. You might want to watch chugging a whole bunch of gluten- if you are gluten sensitive or have Celiacs it might make you feel really horrible. And I agree with everyone else who says a two week challenge is basically worthless...

Thanks for the replies. I did get an answer from my doctor, who is a well-known celiac expert. Here is her reply to my question about it: "The reason to determine whether you have celiac disease is because with celiac disease you are at risk of developing malabsoption, osteopenia and there is a slight increased risk of intestinal malignancy (though this...

Hello everyone- I'm new here and could use some input about what to do. I am 58 years old and I have struggled with pretty severe digestive issues my entire life. As a child I was very underweight and would have horrible attacks of very intense abdominal pain. Finally my parents insisted the doctor "do something", so they did exploratory abdominal surgery...