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I am new to this list and just finished reading the back postings and
hope my experience will help someone.

The short version:

A biopsy may not show positive if you adopt a gluten free diet while
waiting for a biopsy

The long version:

I was "diagnosed" as celiac in early 1950s while putting my parents
through what must have been a horrible experience (I have my own
children now).  I "grew" out of it and ate freely until my late 30's
when I started to have problems.  Even though there were probably
lots of misdiagnosis in the 50's I went on a glutin free diet while
waiting for a biopsy.  Three months later when I had the biopsy and
was much improved, I informed the specialist I had been on a gluten
free diet.  He said it would still show, and the test came back
negative (no celiac).  I ate a low but not total gluten free
diet because it "worked".  Four years later more problems, another
biopsy and guess what, it was possitive!

Good cook books:

The Gluten-Free Gourmet
Bette Hagman
Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 0-8050-1210-9
ISBN 0-8050-1835-2 (an Owl Book: pbk.)

More from the Gluten-Free Gourmet
Bette Hagman
Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 0-8050-2324-0



Stephen
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