Re: Newbie possible celiac guten challenge?

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If you want a definite diagnosis, you would have to start eating

gluten again for a couple months. However, if you feel soooo much

better on the GF diet, you could always opt for gene testing. If

you have the gene and you feel better on the diet, would you still

want to go through the pain of eating gluten to become diagnosed?

It is completely a personal choice. Many people want the official

diagnosis, while others say why bother if I know I feel so much

better on the GF diet.

I was diagnosed before the age of 2yrs and dont remember any of the

trauma nor the biopsies(I had 4). So I'm not sure what I would do

now as a grown adult if I were in your situation.

Glad you feel better now! Good luck with your decision! :-)

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> Hello all,

> I've been GF for about 2 months now. My mother's mother was

> diagnosed celaic and has suffered from several autoimmune diseases

> for the past 2 decades. My mother suspected she may be celiac as

> well and went GF a couple years ago and now gets very strong

> digestive upset if she has even a trace. I was feeling generally

low

> energy and had bloating, gas constipation while on a primarily

whole

> wheat and soy based diet. I got a food sensitivity test iGg? and

> reacted to 27 different foods. The Naturopath said it looked like

I

> had leaky gut and I have eliminated those foods- Wheat, Dairy, soy

> and other legumes, yeast and more.. about 3 and a half months ago.

> Partway into this I realized I may be Gluten Intolerant and took

out

> other gluten grains and additives. I feel about 80% better now so

> I'm not eager to change my diet. As I've researched, I guess it

> would have been better to get tested for celiac while still eating

> gluten. What do you guys think I should do, is it advisable to

start

> eating gluten and see how I feel? If so, how much should I eat?

> Take a day and eat a sandwich and a pastry? Just looking for a

> little guidance and networking. I live far from my family and I'm

> the only person I know with such dietary restrictions. I try to

be

> as gracious about it as possible but so many social gatherings are

> based on food and I often feel like I have to either turn down

these

> invitations or feel a little bad about having to only go to

certain

> restraunts and what not.

> Thanks,

>

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