Also keep in mind though that yes its very important to eat gluten until you test BUT it also takes an average of 8 years in the U.S. to be diagnosed, if you can get the diagnosis.
I went EXACTLY down that road and found out that the blood test and be very inaccurate and the accurate test of biopsy of your intestines is only diagnosed as celiacs with complete destruction of the phili (sp?) in your intestines.
I tested by blood after cutting out gluten because my doctors were idiots then told after improved symptoms that I needed to eat gluten for several months to destroy the phili again and if they were only partially destroyed it would come back as fine.
So I decided to go with I feel better when I eat this way, no gluten, very little lactose. Oh and fyi the first sections of the intestine help produce lactase which digests your lactose- thusly its often a major symptom of gluten intolerance/celiacs. Oh yeah and to top it all off those test can all come back negative, meaning you do not have the auto immune disease 'celiacs' BUT you can be highly gluten sensitive or allergic to wheat, that will not show up.
So I decided to go with how I felt after failed tests, no more bruising, migraines (life long 3-4 per month), arthritis in my hip (at 33 years old!) went away, psyroisis gone ect. ect.!
This is my experience, I have found out that I am extremely sensitive to gluten and its a huge!!!! pain to try and live that way, I don't wish it on anyone because learning about cross contamination and all that is hard but I cannot trade that for feeling SO MUCH better! PM me with any questions and I can share my experiences more, just as a friend telling another about what they have been through and what helped them.
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