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Hi everyone, I am currently doing a 6 week gluten challenge before endoscopy. My bloodwork in October was negative, but I had been gluten light for about a year before the blood test. I did try to eat gluten for about a month before the bloodwork, but my current doc said that may not have been enough. I did test positive for both genes. Since I felt so...

My TSH was 3.5. Free T4 was .99. She didn't check any others, despite my request. Ferritin was 10. I have a history of iron deficiency anemia, so that wasn't a surprise. She also tested some hormone levels, but those results aren't all in. Prolactin was quite low, so I'm guessing estrogen will be high... A cousin recommended her doctor to me, so I...

I had been eating a gluten filled diet for about two weeks when the blood was drawn. Before that, I had been on a "limited" gluten diet for about a year. I avoided it as much as I could, due to gastro problems and feeling lethargic when running(I'm a long distance runner), but I did splurge maybe once or twice a week on pizza or bread for a sandwich. ...

Thanks guys. My gut (no pun intended ) was telling me the same thing. I kind of have a love/hate relationship with this doc anyway. I have had problems anytime I initiate testing (as I did for celiac) or when I ask for more conclusive testing (as I have done for hormones and thyroid) in the past. I know my body, and something is not right. Would you...

Hello, I am new here. I have been "lurking" for about a week, as I waited for my blood test results. They are in today. I can view test results online. From what I understand from my incessant googling and lurking on this site, a full panel should be ordered to diagnose celiac disease. I see that my doctor only ordered one test. It is the TTG antibody...