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I have a friend whose daughter has been having lots of stomach problems. When she avoids wheat products she feels so good, but feels horrible when she eats...
Also, while she may not have CD, she may be gluten intolerant. Unfortunately intolerances don't show on testing, but simply by trial and error and avoiding...
Sue - I'm sure your intentions were very good, but I personally think this borders on politics which tends to divide people on forums that are intended to be...
Heidi,  My test came back negative also as did the wheat allergy but that didn't stop the gushing diarreah. Not eating gluten did.  Dr. Fine and some...
From what I remember reading on the clinical trials, those aren't happening in the USA for another couple of years. Australia and the UK seem to be ahead of...
Hi,  A little different perspective from me. I appreciate this being sent out.. I can choose to write in favor or in opposition or not to do anything at...
Julie - I am a research "hound". To date nothing I've read says to eat small amounts of gluten. No doubt we eat very small amounts even when we don't want to...
if you have celiac you should NEVER eat gluten. if you have sensitivities, then it just depends on how sensitive to it you are and how much trouble it causes...
Thanks to those who responded. Just to be clear...I have been 100% gluten free and very cautious for 7 years(since biopsy diagnoses). I was recently...
Hi, Im new here, i have a question regarding my sister. She was sick for over 2 months with a unexplainable sunburn like rash,acne, pain and numbness in her...
Yes they do blood work first and then the endoscopy. Blood can be false but endoscopy is the gold standard. You must keep eating GLUTEN until dx. Good...
Wishing you and your sister all the best. The blood test isn't perfect. She should have a biopsy even if her blood work is positive because about 10% of...
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I have a question...If you have the CD blood test and it is positive,,,why do you have to have the biopsy test? Doesnt the blood test confirm a Celiacs...
Hi all, You might already know that Legal Seafoods, which began here in the Boston area as a fish market but is now a large restaurant chain, has a great...
Hi, i have a question about the CD biopsy test. My sister has the test next week and they said that she will be half awake ( twilight) they call it. How can...
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Hi Erin. The biopsy is done after the blood test to see how much damage has been done to the intestines. It's important to see how the villi are doing. So...
Frankly I slept thru it, when I awoke I had a very slight sore throat for about an hour... I wouldn't be too anxious about it.. it goes rather quickly and if...
You sound like a very good sister. Your sister's doctor may just be one of the very thorough kind of doctors; or maybe he just likes to have more data. The...
I agree with your concern... the blood test is almost always accurate when its a positive conclusion.... the upside is that if your doctor does it right he...
Since ive wrote this post ,, I found out through the university of chicagos celiac center that to be properly diagnosed my sister must have the blood and...
Hello, I have a question for all of you.I'm on the digest mode for USASillyYaks so would appreciate a response from any of you directly to my email so that I ...
Hello, I have a question for all of you…I'm on the digest mode for USASillyYaks so would appreciate a response from any of you directly to my email so that...
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