Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Try a different doctor. Endoscopy has nothing to do with your issue. Find someone who responds positively to the word dysbiosis. That'll be a doctor who reads his literature. Many (most?) don't.
Thanks for the well-intentioned attempt at help, but
(1), you missed the plural. "gastroenterologists" means that I've seen more than one.
(2) endoscopy was indeed the tool I needed for a positive diagnosis of celiac sprue. How would you know otherwise?
(3) you don't know anything about the details of my afflictions and I didn't ask for your advice.
sorry, I'm not down with the "never mind the experts, I trust some guy on the internet" approach to medicine and science.
(Added later: Examine your biases please. it's far too late to assume that the Dr. is a "he")