Anonymous wrote:Have you ever had covid, OP?

Yes, about eight months before I started experiencing these symptoms. I do not think this is a long covid issue.

Anonymous wrote:I would double check the directions for the challenge. If you've truly been gluten free for almost a year and especially if you haven't been diagnosed with celiac already, I think that's not nearly enough time or exposure.

We have talked to a couple doctors about this because some of our family are diagnosed with celiac and others have been gluten free as a result. We were told 6-8 weeks and 4-6 slices of bread or equivalent daily. (Which is why we keep punting ... having that much wheat around will be hard with the celiacs around who deserve a clean kitchen and eating that much carb not fun for the adults that just wouldn't eat that much ever, gif or not.)

I am stating the directions verbatim. I was also told that the requirements for the gluten challenge are different for an endoscopy than they are for a blood test, so maybe that's the reason for the disparity.

Have you ever had covid, OP?

I would double check the directions for the challenge. If you've truly been gluten free for almost a year and especially if you haven't been diagnosed with celiac already, I think that's not nearly enough time or exposure.

We have talked to a couple doctors about this because some of our family are diagnosed with celiac and others have been gluten free as a result. We were told 6-8 weeks and 4-6 slices of bread or equivalent daily. (Which is why we keep punting ... having that much wheat around will be hard with the celiacs around who deserve a clean kitchen and eating that much carb not fun for the adults that just wouldn't eat that much ever, gif or not.)

It's just two weeks, but I'm not looking forward to it. Husband and kids aren't either. I don't think I have celiac but I'm getting an endoscopy anyway to look into some swallowing issues so the doctor said it's a good chance to get tested for celiac.

I quit eating gluten last July because I was having really bad fatigue, brain fog, and some other weird symptoms. After six weeks I started feeling much, much better but I'm still experiencing some fatigue, brain fog, etc. I hope my symptoms don't get as bad as they were last July, and I hope it doesn't take me six weeks to start feeling better. For others who have done the challenge, how bad was it and how long was your recovery?

I am looking forward to eating some gluten, though. I was told one piece of white bread a day, but I assume any gluten equivalent will do as well, right?