Re: Gluten challenge prior to EGD...to Jodah

[Guest guest]

At 09:22 PM 12/26/2008, you wrote:

The celiac researcher has shown

that adults with long-standing damage from consuming a gluten-containing

diet, probably from childhood, will have permanent damage that can be

seen upon biopsy even if they have been recently gluten free. For

these people, he believes it is not necessary to return to eating gluten

containing foods prior to biopsy. This was my experience.

It is believed that young children being biopsied after a gluten free

diet and no gluten challenge will have healed and the biopsy will be

negative even though they may have celiac disease. I hope I have

explained this in a way that it makes sense.

Actually, it makes a great deal of sense. It's also compatible with Dr.

Haas' own research, which indicated that the younger a child was when

dietary intervention took place, the more likely that child was to

ultimately return to a less restricted diet. However, those of us who

find the diet later in life may have permanent damage, even if we

ultimately heal. But we may have to be more careful than the child who is

lucky to have early appropriate intervention.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Totally makes sense.

Thanks Gen!

Jodi

SCD 15 months

Crohn's/Colitis

[Guest guest]

but scd gives us oldies our hope - 37 years of celiac damaged

reversed in 10 months scd - that's what I'm talkin'!!!! so happy for

Elaine and Dr Haas AMEN!

eileen

> >The celiac researcher has shown that adults with

> >long-standing damage from consuming a

> >gluten-containing diet, probably from childhood,

> >will have permanent damage that can be seen upon

> >biopsy even if they have been recently gluten

> >free. For these people, he believes it is not

> >necessary to return to eating gluten containing

> >foods prior to biopsy. This was my experience.

> >It is believed that young children being

> >biopsied after a gluten free diet and no gluten

> >challenge will have healed and the biopsy will

> >be negative even though they may have celiac

> >disease. I hope I have explained this in a way that it makes sense.

>

> Actually, it makes a great deal of sense. It's

> also compatible with Dr. Haas' own research,

> which indicated that the younger a child was when

> dietary intervention took place, the more likely

> that child was to ultimately return to a less

> restricted diet. However, those of us who find

> the diet later in life may have permanent damage,

> even if we ultimately heal. But we may have to be

> more careful than the child who is lucky to have

> early appropriate intervention.

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

>