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Old 10-20-2010, 07:23 AM
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I did a blood test for gluten intolerance it came back negative,i didnt do the oral gluten intolerance gluten test which is recommanded
Many a celiac has been given a false negative result. Mrs. D is also correct in stating that a gluten intolerance may not show up on blood work.

My dad was told by doctors to try gluten free and see how he feels...then they tested him later and told him he didn't have a problem with gluten, so he went back to eating it. OF course, both of his daughters are celiac (my sis and I) and he still went back to gluten. A year or so later, with his health getting worse and worse, and his weight down to 130#, the doctors did a celiac test again, and it came back positive. He was celiac all along, they just didn't know what they were doing. He has been gluten free for 6 yrs next month, and doing better, although lots of damage had already been done by then.

Try going gluten free for even 2 months and see how you feel. I have been gf for over 10 yrs.
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