WhatsTheDealiac
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I am definitely getting a test. I am going to get an at-home test, or a test in a lab. I just need to do my 6 to 8 weeks of gluten. If endoscopy and biopsy are the end game, though, why not skip testing and just do that? Will the test results change anything, as far as doing the biopsy? For example, if I test negative on the whole gamut of blood...
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Thanks. I wonder why certain ones have to be ordered by a physician and others don’t, and why it seems to differ between different lab companies. Either way, thanks for all the info. I went back on gluten tonight. I had a whole chipotle burrito 2 hours ago. Nothing real crazy has happened yet. I wonder how I will feel in a couple days, when I...
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Thanks. I actually called LabCorp directly and I was told that a physician had to order it. Perhaps if I use one of these sites to request it, like walkinlab, I will be fine. The home test might be enough, though. It’s hard to say, since I’m new to this, and don’t know the processes of each option.
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Also, how does this site become like a physician and be able to request testing? I tried to order a gluten test directly through LabCorp earlier, but they said a physician had to request it.
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Thanks to both of you. I’m confused. Why do I need the walkinlab site, if LabCorp tests for this stuff, and I would be going to LabCorp, anyway?
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Thanks to both of you. Even specialists typically only order the one that misses 20% of people? How much would those three tests run out of pocket, do you think? Is a biopsy of the small intestine a sure thing?
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Thanks for the response. So you are saying, even though I have eaten gluten my whole life, that since I stopped for 3 days, I need to eat gluten for 6 to 8 weeks to make sure. You think the 3 days off would be enough to ruin the test?
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Thanks for the replies, everyone. What test, specifically, should I ask for, when I I go to the doctor? Do you think it’s worth doing a home test, or should I just get the test from the doctor? I forgot to mention…. I went to the doctor a few months ago, and they recommended a colonoscopy and endoscopy. The problem is that doctors make lots of ...
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Hello. I am a male, 36 years of age, and believe I have had celiac disease for 15 to 20 years. It started with brain fog, as far as I can remember, then came stomach problems, and loose stools about 99 percent of the time. Also, around the time I remember having stomach problems, i started having crazy sensitivity to sunlight, and I keep developing more...
