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Thank you, kareng. Wish I had known all that before my blood test. I tried to be gluten-free most of the winter but realized that gravy, sauces etc had gluten in them. Before the blood draw I had gluten only about once per week for 3 weeks. Sounds like it was not enough. I know my doc is testing to rule out Crohns, IBD, parasites, etc. too. My biopsy...

For what it's worth, my gastro doc ordered numerous stool tests (3 vials of the stuff I had to provide) after I tested pos. for one of the celiac genes (DQ2? not 8, just the 2) My blood antibodies were normal but I was hardly eating any gluten prior to the blood draw. Just a few crackers now and then. So, for several days before the stool sample I ate...