<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> In response to my posting about a negative result for a blood test for CD there was an overwhelmingly large and consistent message that such a report is statistically compatible with actually having CD...there had to have been 75 messages to this effect, the most common being that a "positive" result is generally reliable, but a "negative" result is accurate (for not having CD) in between 50-75%. Most replies urged me to continue a GF diet pending the results of endoscopic inspection and biopsy, which - thank you all - I have scheduled for Friday of this week. Lastly, I am urged to confirm my physician's awareness of these parameters of CD testing, and perhaps even get a second opinion from a gastroenterologist. I again thank everyone who was kind enought to take the time to write to me. Bob Ritchie, MA