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ARCHIVED Seeking Advice, I May Have Celiac
geejay replied to DeviD's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
The only way to actually see inside the small intestine for any gluten damage is with a capsule endoscopy. Early AM, your physician gives you a small capsule to swallow that contains a tiny video. They also attach a "video receiver" to the outside of your body. During that day, the video records the inside of your entire digestive system. Once the capsule... -
ARCHIVED Seeking Advice, I May Have Celiac
geejay replied to DeviD's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
There was no biopsy. The physician was familiar enough with the villi damage appearance, and that was his diagnosis. -
ARCHIVED Seeking Advice, I May Have Celiac
geejay replied to DeviD's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I'm one of those gluten sensitive patients who has never received a celiac-positive blood test. However my doctor was suspicious enough that he performed a "capsule endoscopy" and the results of that showed the gluten damage to my small intestine villi, and confirmed that I am gluten sensitive. I've since learned that a negative blood test is not always... -
ARCHIVED Seeking Advice, I May Have Celiac
geejay replied to DeviD's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
