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Today is my second week into a gluten/wheat free diet. It is the first day I have started to actually feel *better*. It is remarkable. The thing is, I went to my doc this morning, and I have an endoscopy booked in for the final week of Feb. This would, of course, entail plunging straight back into "glutening" myself again and undoing all the work that I have done.

The thing is, I think that I do want this biopsy - I really would like the physical confirmation that Celiac is what has been affecting me. However, I don't know as to whether or not the last couple of weeks of healing will interfere with the test results. As this is going to cost me a LOT to get done, I do want it done right. Should I reschedule it so that I have at least a month on a gluten-free diet, or will three weeks be enough to reverse what I've already done?

(I know this must sound slightly crazy)...

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