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Posted 4/26/2008 3:23 AM (GMT 0)
I had a bunch more labwork done recently because of my elevated liver enzymes and my celiac test was elevated, but only at a 10 (normal range 0-9). I hope this is a false positive because I cannot imagine having both Crohn's and Celiac dz. I love my carbs tooooo much. Has anyone else ran into this??? we are doing more labwork in a couple of months.
Posted 4/26/2008 8:41 AM (GMT 0)
Actually, some find their CD gets a lot less intense once they stop eating gluten... I am gluten sensitive ("non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity"), but I also have one of the genes that predisposes to the development of Celiac, so decided to try a gluten-free diet for awhile. Turns out the gluten gives me terrible cramps & migraines during my monthly cycle, and after starting a gluten-free diet, I also get a heavy feeling in my stomach and immedate diarrhea when I eat anything with gluten in it (even a small communion wafer!). Whether or not I have CD is still up in the air, but I do know how gluten affects me and I choose not to consume it (at least, not knowingly) now because of how the gluten makes me feel.

Good luck,
Posted 4/26/2008 2:36 PM (GMT 0)
I tested negative for celiac, but a naturopath's tests showed a high intolerance, so I stopped 4 months ago and am a completely new person! I thought I would starve without bread and the like, but I can now eat all the stuff I couldn't eat before, like salad, so it is a nice trade. mostly, having an appetite, energy, and looking good again is worth the restrictions. pain is light, bms are normal, life is fabulous! I have no interest in eating gluten, diagnosis or not.
email me if you want to hear more; I am also on a nice celiac forum (which THEY call CD, so at first I thought they were all talking about crohns!)
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Posted 4/27/2008 12:51 AM (GMT 0)
I haven't been tested for Celiac's but am thinking about doing it soon. My aunt has it, so it runs in the family. I have also found that Gluten can upset my touchy GI tract, I am basically eating a gluten free diet right now and doing very well.
Posted 4/27/2008 10:01 AM (GMT 0)
Getting tested (bloodwork) after starting a gluten-free diet may give false-negative results. However, there is a stool test that can be done that is more sensitive than the blood tests for Celiac Disease / Gluten Sensitivity and which gives fairly accurate results up to a full year after starting a gluten-free diet. Check out www.enterolab.com. I have no financial interest in this company, I simply am a satisfied customer.

Good luck,
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