<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hello Everyone Well, I attended the hospital to see the gastroenterologist. Very bad day! As I walked into the room, he said that I don't look like a celiac because I am not thin. (I have gained weight consistently throughout my illness) He then dismissed my gastric and bowel symptoms, saying that if I had celiac disease, I would be having diarrhea all day long . Also that as it is not in my family, I couldn't possibly have it. He said that even though I was on a GF diet a few days before the (negative) antibody test, and was feeling so much better without the gluten, the test result was reliable. I then mentioned the rash (and terrible itching) which he took a brief look at, changed his mind and agreed to do an endoscopy and colonoscopy. He told me that the waiting list for this test is at least 3 months, possibly longer and that I will have to see a dermatologist who will have an even longer waiting list - maybe 6 months. Its like slow torture, knowing that this illness is going to drag on and on without relief till I can get the biopsies done. Sheila