Natalie S

Sorry guys. But can we take this conversation to a new post. I keep getting emails and am no longer part of this conversation. It is not relevant to my daughter. Thanks

We were thinking that as well. That it is probably in her best interest to try a gluten free diet anyway. As well as to be conscious of foods that may cause acid reflux. I did finally speak with her doctor and he is waiting for more clarification from the pathologist on the meta plasma as we as the duodenitis. Thank you for all of your help thus...

No. She has never been on a gluten free diet.

No genetic testing has been done and these are all new terms to me. I will certainly bring it up to her doctor. Strangely my other daughter and myself have higher than normal levels of B12. We were both told not to take B12 or multi-vitamins but no one seems to understand why the levels are high and our bodies do not seem eliminate it. Not sure...

She has been eating purposefully gluten filled diet just for that reason. We didn’t want to skew the test. She had a negative IGA which they considered inconclusive but her IGG came back normal. They decided to proceed with the endoscopy to get a better indication. I do not recall at this time what the levels were exactly on those blood tests. The symptoms s...

Thank you. She just turned 18. She was tested because she has had some issues recently but her dad was also recently diagnosed with Celiacs. Thank you for your response. It confirmed some of what my research was showing but there are so many different articles out there, many of which are not in my civilian language!

We are struggling to understand these results for my daughter. I would appreciate any help you can offer. A) DUODENUM, BIOPSY: MILD CHRONIC NON-SPECIFIC DUODENITIS. VILLOUS ARCHITECTURE IS PRESERVED. STOMACH, BIOPSY: MILD REACTIVE GASTROPATHY WITH FOCAL INTESTINAL METAPLASIA. NO H. PYLORI SEEN (CONFIRMED BY H. PYLORI IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STAIN...