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I was Diagnosed with Celiacs in 2017 w/saliva test

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My N D  doc gave me a hormone test which also tested for antibodies for celiac (2 wheat proteins).

I came up 14 out of 15!!!! My doc said i could NOT eat gluten anymore and she gave me a list what i could eat and not eat.  But i did NOT believe her since i was not having hard core symptoms at that time.  I kept on eating gluten till Nov/ 2019 till my symptoms got so bad. THEN i knew  'OMG she was right'.  She didn't tell me i had celiacs or Gluten   Intolerance,  and for awhile i thought  G  I.  NOW i know i have celiacs disease as i GET hardcore symptoms immediately and i can feel my body attacking the gluten and my intestines. And i know now if you have ANTIBODIES that does equal celiacs.    But my qst  is  does the throat scope hurt?   how do i know if i have any other BIG alergies? will gastro doc  refer me to the  allergy doc and how does that work? does it hurt? I don't want to do any thing that is invasive or hurts. How do they test you for allergies?  Also i have hardcore pituitary issue with a lot of  hypoglycemia and dizzness and when i got glutened the other day it made it worse. But i am getting better.  Does anyone have PIT issues along with  Celiacs?  I have had 50 symptoms with me eating gluten probably more. I have been glutened free since nov  21st, 2019  but i got glutened  on friday  Feb 28th, so if i hurry and go to mainstream doc to take tests will it show up?  it should . I dont want to eat gluten crackers. I think  i am just gonna narrow it down to eating only  5-9 whole  foods and that is it and   NOTHING ever processed that says gluten free. I heard other ppl are getting glutened on stuff that says gluten free.  SO far  only the wal mart chips  I  reacted!!!!   But i did not previously.  The bag does not say certified gluten free. Maybe that is the problem. Amys meals are fine.  thanks    Also  my body gave me warning signals that i ignored .If  i would have stopped eating the chips faster I think i would have  NOT got glutened .SO now i know what to look for if i ever eat processed foods again.  I get that small PAIN right in my stomach above the pelvic area.  And for me small amount of gluten  =small  stomach pain symptoms and a lot BIG.  Like when i ate  3 pieces of pumking bread on Nov 21st. lol= HUGE pains!!   

It also had extra vital wheat gluten added.  

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Fenrir Community Regular
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The EGD didn't hurt and I had it done twice. They sedate you so you're not really fully awake. You may have a slightly sore throat but it's not really anything notable. 

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3 hours ago, Fenrir said:

The EGD didn't hurt and I had it done twice. They sedate you so you're not really fully awake. You may have a slightly sore throat but it's not really anything notable. 

thanks so much. I want to know if I have any damage.  I heard you can still have damage even for ppl who are NOT having symptoms,  and who have celiacs. 

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Yes, people that have celiac disease can be asymptomatic and have damage that shows up on the EGD. 

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On 3/3/2020 at 12:17 PM, Fenrir said:

Yes, people that have celiac disease can be asymptomatic and have damage that shows up on the EGD. 

But they are a time BOMB, And they eventually one day HAVE HARDCORE symptoms like with me two years later after a test showed i can't handle gluten and i  and all those ppl ARE having symptoms but they are ignoring them and they are subtle at that time before the time bomb explodes.

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