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of gluten sensitivity. And the other poster is right--- for the test to work, you need to be eating food with gluten in it. So have the blood test and see what it says. If you're positive, you will probably be advised to eliminate gluten. If you are negative, but still have symptoms, you might have a "false negative" and your doctor might tell you to do a trial without gluten. It's not easy though, because there are so many sources of gluten, so you have to be vigilant to get a reliable result.

But as the other poster indicated, going gluten-free can be a pain in the neck. Having the positive blood test can help, if nothing else, to motivate you to stick with the diet. If you've gone on the diet because you're just thinking it might be good for you, you're less likely to get the best result, even if you do have gluten sensitivity (because you might not be careful enough).