The two main blood tests used for evaluation of celiac disease rely on perceiving an immune response to gluten. However, that immune response slowly fades in people who abandon gluten from their diet. An experimental blood test precisely recognizes individuals who do, or don’t, have celiac disease, even if they are following gluten-free diets. Gastroenterologists are always concerned about physicians who recommend gluten-free diets without first testing their patients for celiac disease.
Unfortunately, several folks with gluten sensitivity go gluten-free without referring their doctor for evaluation of celiac disease. In such cases, guidelines mention of accomplishing a gluten challenge which involves daily ingesting of gluten for up to 8 weeks and later carries out an endoscopic procedure for a biopsy taken from the duodenum. Now with this blood test, there might be no further need…
