alex1234
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Thank you Cyclinglady and Victoria1234 I would be curious to know if anyone has done the gluten challenge for say... 6-8 weeks and had either a positive or false negative result on the endoscopy/biopsy AND the Serology? It will work out best in regards to my insurance deductible to do less than 10 weeks. Thanks everyone!
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Thank you both for the replies. The article is very insightful. Right now I am trying to reason with the thought of being miserable for 4-8 weeks to get a diagnosis. I feel so good right now it seems almost not worth it, but I also need to know if something is wrong and if there are potentially any other digestive system issues. I will likely go on a gluten...
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I recently found out I have the DQ8 hetero gene. Because my life was being affected so drastically, I discontinues eating gluten and have started to feel myself. about 90% of my symptoms have resolved during the past 2 weeks of eating gluten-free. Now, I need to decide whether I should continue with a gluten challenge and test for antibodies and do the endoscopy...
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ARCHIVED Celiac? or something else?
alex1234 replied to alex1234's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thank you both for the input! Has anyone else had similar symptoms as I and received either a positive or negative diagnosis? Thanks! -
ARCHIVED Celiac? or something else?
alex1234 posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I have had a multitude of symptoms for an extended period that have seemed to get worse throughout the past year including: constant fatigue, severe migraine, inability to concentrate, "brainfog," unmotivated, poor mood, diarrhea/constipation, hemorrhoids, etc... for about 6 months I eaten very little gluten. When I eat no gluten for about 1 week, nearly...