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My 72 year old mom has been GF for 2 months now after finding  out that 2 of
her daughters have CD.  Her "rare skin rash" has been  clearing up for the
first time ever.  She has more energy and feels better  than ever.

Upon realizing that 3 of her mother's sisters had cancer (2  colon/ stomach
and 1 bladder) (possibly from undiagnosed CD?), she is going  to have a
colonoscopy.  At the same time, her doctor wants her to have an  intestinal biopsy
done to test for CD.

He says she only  needs to be on wheat for 1 month prior  to having the
biopsy done.  (By the way, she has never been a big wheat  eater.  2 months ago she
had the diagnostic blood test for CD done, but it  was negative -- perhaps
because she doesn't normally eat a lot of  gluten?)

Is one month of gluten enough time?

Thanks,
Sherri in STL

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