Getting Tested
If you think you could have celiac disease, it’s important to talk to your doctor about getting tested. Learn more about the testing process:
- Celiac Disease Testing Overview
- The Gluten Challenge – learn why it’s important to remain on a normal diet that contains gluten before getting tested for celiac disease
- IgA Deficiency & Celiac Disease Testing – people with IgA deficiency require special testing for celiac disease
- Endoscopic Biopsy – a procedure that allows your doctor to identify damage to your small intestines
- Follow-Up Testing – people with celiac disease should should have follow-up testing annually for the rest of their life
Family Testing
Celiac disease is serious and genetic. If you have celiac disease, then your blood relatives are more likely to have celiac disease.
- Getting the Conversation Started – our recommendations for talking to your family about celiac disease testing
- Family Testing FAQs
- For Relatives: Understanding Your Celiac Disease Risk
