Marcus B

Ok...Followup as some requested. Had a Endoscopy done today and though nothing "visual" in the small intestine, they sent it out for biopsy. The other thing they saw is reddening in the stomach walls that needs to be biopsied to check for suspected H.Pyori bacterial infection. This may be the real problem as recently Ive been looking into my numerous...

Ok...so as i stated in my original post, and ultrasound done in December showed I had a fatty liver (Lean -Non alcoholic Fatty Liver disease) and a dilated bile duct. Thats when I cut fat, salt, corn syrup (any) and most wheat from my diet. I later cut all gluten from my diet. Saw a gastro doctor who scheduled an MRI on me last Wednesday (roughly 6 weeks...

Hi... I am 52 though not yet diagnosed with celiac, (Just now about to enter testing stage as I have so many of the classic signs). Ive always wondered why I went so grey so early.. It started when I was about 20 with a few hairs popping up. By the time I was 30 I was obviously salt and pepper. Virtually totally grey at 40. I have always wondered...

Thank you all for the encouragement! After feeling so good the last few weeks, I must say I am hesitant to go back to eating grains for the sake of the test. How long would I have to be gluten free to cause a possible "false negative" on the test? I mean if ate an absolutely gluten free diet for 4 weeks, would it be most likely to come back negative or...

Ok...I apologize if this is long, but I really need help and have has sort of an epiphany with regards to my heath which has lead me here....a celiac's Board. First off I am a 52 year old male and have a long list of "unexplained health problems" none of which are life threatening at this point. That list of problems/issues grew over time and none have...