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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jul 16 12:43pm | Replies (19)

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Endoscopy examines the upper part of the digestive tract. While a general endoscopy would not be examining for celiacs, villous atrophy might be evident. ann707 your reply is so helpful because the endoscopisist would be better prepared if a biopsy were requested for celiacs disease since that erosion is a microscopic finding.

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If I recall they sample several spots to look to see how the villi look. In the case of celiac the villi are stunted so they can't properly absorb nutrients. Since the body has many functions, think heart for one, for calcium it takes it from the bones. Not too good for your bones but it does keep the rest of you functioning.