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How long should I be eating gluten before first biopsy?
kmar27 replied to kmar27's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Thank you for the advice @squirmingitch, I will make sure they do! -
How long should I be eating gluten before first biopsy?
kmar27 replied to kmar27's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Thanks guys, I guess there's a bunch of different advice and different experiences out there. I've done a bit more digging and the Coeliac.co.uk site recommends 6 weeks before the skin biopsy and over here at Celiac.com it's 12 weeks like @squirmingitch said. I imagine some doctors want you to be glutening for as long as possible to avoid the false negative... -
Hi, I'm a potential DH-er currently waiting for my referral appointment. My rash started in June and after seeing a clueless doctor multiple times (who had absolutely no idea what it was) he referred me to his awesome colleague who instantly suggested DH and gave me a dermatologist referral. I was warned that the referral could take a long time, so I...