Mom and dad were eventually tested for celiac as well, but not until gluten became a very minimal part of their diets. Both tested negative. With the benefits they experienced being gluten free, however, neither wanted to return to consuming gluten as needed for the endoscopy.
Ann had made the decision to go gluten free alongside her daughter. She felt that maintaining a gluten-free home was the best way to keep Sydney safe. Dad, on the other hand, took a little longer to give up gluten completely. Once he discovered that it adversely affected his golf game, however, gluten became part of his history as well. This gave me a little chuckle. It is said with humor. But let’s face it, without an official diagnosis, we require validation of gluten’s impact.
While neither mom or dad will know if they officially have celiac, accidents with contamination has proven to both that they are at least gluten sensitive. Mom, dad and daughter are now all vigilant with their gluten-free diet.
Knowing what they know now, Ann also wonders if either or both grandmothers had celiac. Both had colon cancer. Ann’s mother also had Alzheimer’s for the fourteen years before she passed.