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Meds or No Meds
Mmaloun replied to Mmaloun's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
So I did have a skin biopsy once and it was negative. Then another dermatologist felt like that must have been a false negative with all the symptoms. So I am comfortable with the dermatitis herpetiformis diagnosis. My concern was if I should worry about my intestines? SO I asked my regular Dr. if I needed a biopsy, his response was maybe but lets do... -
Meds or No Meds
Mmaloun replied to Mmaloun's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks for the article was helpful. So took 3 years to get this diagnosis, and never had a test, just did dapsone it cleared up so that was it. One dermatologist did do a skin test for Gluten but it came back negative. So when I asked the Dr about do I need to worry about what my small intestine looks like he suggested doing the blood test first then if... -
So after 3 years and 3 dermatologist 1 of which did a skin test for dermatitis herpetiformis which came back negative, I finally found a dermatologist that just felt I had dermatitis herpetiformis. He gave me two options do a blood test or just start Dapsone and if it cleared up we would have our diagnosis. So I opted for just take the pill and see. It...