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- trents replied to BadHobit's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8
Help! I have to eat gluten :(
Just a heads up. Not every dermatologist is familiar with dermatitis herpetiformis nor knows how to correctly biopsy it. One common mistake made is to take the sample from the pimple instead of next to it. I agree with Scott. Your reaction to gluten is very strong and you putting your health at risk by trying to go forward with a proper gluten challenge... -
- Scott Adams replied to BadHobit's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8
Help! I have to eat gluten :(
If your reaction to gluten is this strong and obvious, do you really need a formal diagnosis? Why not just go gluten-free? -
- BadHobit replied to BadHobit's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8
Help! I have to eat gluten :(
Thank you, I will ask the dermatologist for a biopsy. -
- knitty kitty replied to BadHobit's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8
Help! I have to eat gluten :(
@BadHobit, You don't need to eat gluten to have a DNA test for Celiac Disease genes. You need to let your doctors know how severe your reaction to gluten is. It's endangering your health. I could not finish a gluten challenge after having been gluten free for a while beforehand. My doctors diagnosed me by positive genes for celiac disease and... -
- BadHobit replied to BadHobit's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8
Help! I have to eat gluten :(
Thank you very much for your support and information. I came close to eating a slice of bread yesterday but had to take a stomach pill because it caused pain. I went to the toilet 5 times, unbelievable. And I felt drunk, stumbling left and right and getting quite clumsy. The foul-smelling stools started right away. And I was very restless in my sleep...
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