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Zara when are you going to have your endoscopy for celiacs?

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Syl, the endoscopy is on 9/30 and I will have bloodwork done sometime during the previous week. The doctor really feels I have a celiac disease even prior to the tests, based on my lifelong symptoms - besides GI problems it's my history of tooth cavities (no matter what I do in terms of dental hygiene), always sick as a child (had been hospitalized with Scarlet fever three times! and numerous colds, flus, pneumonia....), later than average onset of menstruation (I was 15 which is still ok but later than most of my friends), dizziness, fatique, and more. Plus, I had the gene tests done last month and I turned out positive for two alleles HLA-DQA1*0501 and HLA-DQB1*0201 that predispose me for a celiac disease. The report said that 95% or celiac patients and 20% of healthy individuals have this gene combination. So my doctor feels that she should really go ahead with testing because there is a high chance that I have a CD. She also said that she would recommend a GF diet even if the endoscopy turns out negative, just because the square footage of the human GI tract would cover an entire soccer field and there's a chance the biopsies may be obtained from a healthy spot if the damage is not severe yet.

So, I can't wait to be over with it and see what the results are !

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