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Thread: dm & cd
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Old 11-12-2003, 11:08 AM
Andrea Andrea is offline
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Hi Heather,

What blood tests have they done and what were the results? I cannot believe that your endo's office is giving out that kind of info. If you do indeed have celiac disease, then it is important to start a gluten free diet as soon as possible because you are truely at risk for malabsorption problems as well as other autoimmune diseases.

The gold standard for diagnosis of CD is an intestinal biopsy. This is easier than it sounds. They sedate you and stick a tube down your throat into your upper intestine and take several biopsies of the lining. Usually people don't remember a thing due to the sedation (Versed is most commonly used) and the whole procedure only takes about 15 minutes.

If you need some information for your endo or husband, i would be glad to give you some links.

Andrea
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