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Only individuals with celiac disease need to each gluten free. The blood test for antibodies can produce false positive results that is why it is not as reliable. If it is positive an endoscopy with a biopsy is used to decide whether or not you have celiac disease.
I make and eat my own sourdough bread. I eat matzo which is a large cracker with peanut butter and homemade jelly.
Variety is definitely a problem. However, I prefer less variety and less pain, etc 
You might seriously consider reducing your IF consumption to see if it makes a difference. If you look at the information on Heather's breaking the cycle you will see it contains very very little IF. If might be worth while giving it a try for a few days to see if things improve.
Tomato paste is safe unless you have acid reflux and then it can be a problem.
There is a lot of confusion about the definition of C and D.
- C is anyone who has 3 or fewer bowel movements a week.
- D is anyone who has 3 or more bowel movements a day.
I am psuedo-D which means that unless I have my diet under control I have many small bowel movements a day some mushy some hard pellets along with the sensation on incomplete evacuation.
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just one more thing. I had the tests done like 4 times, so I don't think I could have gotten false positives 4 times. i'm so confused. I know I don't have celiacc for sure. Just not sure positive antibodies require a gf diet. Maybe this is not something you can answer.
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Oh my, I have pseudo-D. All this time I thought I was C because my ct scan showed I am full of poop.
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The biopsy from the colonscopy is the ONLY sure way to diagnosis celiac disease. False positive can be a result of other issues including the composition of your blood. You can read more about it in this USCD article. In any case you should have a thorough talk with your new GI doctor.
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It is a common mistake I see being made over and over again on this board. IBS is labeled as C, D or mixed predominance. It is recognized that IBS is a problem with GI motility. C & D are not particularly useful labels. The objective is to reduce bowel spasms to that you experience neither C or D The sensation of incomplete evacuation is not indicative of C.
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All my Gi doctors have been idiots with no answers or desire to help. I read the article but didn't see anything that applied to my situation.
Can I ask you a personal question? What would you do if you tested positive for gluten antibodies 4 times? Would you still eat gluten? You're a smart person and I value your opinion very much. Many thanks, Syl. Thank you for trying so hard to help me. It's more than many people have done for me. God bless
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I won't eat gluten free unless I had a endoscopy biopsy that showed I definitely have a problem in the GI lining. As far as I know it is the gold standard proof of the disease.
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so you treat pseudo D the same as you treat C or D? We know C need more IF...what do pseudo D need?
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thank you for your opinion. I didn't find anything in the article that applied to my situation.
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