Gluten Intolerance – A Misconstrued Label
The standard test for diagnosing celiac disease is the intestinal biopsy. Celiac disease is a serious medical condition that should not be self-diagnosed. It is important to know that the results from a normal biopsy does not necessarily exclude celiac disease for life. When getting tested a key consideration is if the patient has been consuming gluten before the test. Your test results will come back normal when on a gluten-free diet. However to make the test truly effective one must be eating gluten for 1-3 months to confirm the diagnosis of celiac disease.