Simple blood test should confirm celiac

@bobwjr a simple blood test will say whether or not you have the antibodies & proteins which then open the door to more invasive procedures.. when this all started for me, that was not available. At the time, in order to confirm celiacs, a biopsy of intestinal lining was required &, during the whole, long, drawn out ordeal, I would have to continue to ingest gluten. The side effects were, literally, killing me.

Before the invasive procedure could be done, everything else had to be ruled out. So, until I got a severe case of the fuckits, I lost 7 days of work & $5,000 out of pocket expense to rule out diabetes, adrenal failure, cortisol issues, & allergy testing that covered my back & arms with pin prices of irritants.

In the mean time, I had episodes of plunging blood pressure, passing out no matter what I was doing, vitamin deficiencies, etc. I stumbled over a list that include all my symptoms plus things I just attributed to my age (arthritis, inability to lose weight, skin rashes/allergies, etc). With a month of cutting gluten, I was doing so much better.

I don't need a definitive diagnosis to know that if I have gluten, w/in 20 minutes, I am not going to be in an upright position & for the next 3 months, I will suffer all the old aches & pains. I just avoid it & that way, I don't have to find a safe place to park, text people where I am & what's happening, & lock myself inside my vehicle before I pass out.

That is why I often take things posted here and post them on Facebook. I want ot counter the ignorance.