Joan14

I did discuss with my primary. She, on almost every point, did not agree with the GI doctor's feedback. So, back to square one. My question was the same as ChaplainMeg...and I asked my primary again - do I NEED to know whether it is celiac or NCGS. She agrees that the solution is the same - abstinence from gluten. She did so that since celiac is an auto-immune...

Thank you - a visit to a nutritionist is a good idea, as I hadn't thought about the deficiencies that factor in.

--I had been eating gluten-free for almost two months. Thank you for your other responses. They are consistent with everything I have seen, and quite the opposite of the GI doc. I'm hoping that they come out with a test that would reduce or eliminate the time I'd have to eat gluten before the test. 2 days might be ok...but definitely not 2 weeks!

Hello all - Good to have a community! Last December, I got diagnosed with hypothyroid. Around same time, started symptoms (digestive, exhaustion, bloating) that led me to self-diagnose gluten and dairy sensitivities. Always have had stomach issues, but none as bad as this. Then made a big mistake ... stopped all gluten and dairy. Solved the problems - totally...