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Has anyone here done the new Biocard test that is available?

Canada...Heck! Also is $50 Canadian$. www.celiachometest.com

Actually, if you call that number at the bottom, and press 2, you get a really nice lady who explains that they are available to individuals in the U.S. as long as they are buying it for their own personal use. I called yesterday morning, and the test kit was delivered TODAY. Amazing.

Thanks!

The charge didn't clear my account yet so I don't know the exact amount with shipping. She couldn't tell me exactly what it was but that it would be less than 50 dollars with the exchange rate.

I have not done the test yet. I am afraid that since I've dabbled in gluten free for the past month the test might be a false negative. They recommend that the person being tested eat the equivalent of 3 to 4 slices of bread a day for at least 4 weeks but it could take up to 6 months to have the antibodies show up. As I understand it, this test is for the antigluten antibodies so I need to make sure I have them if that's what is wrong with me.

So, after feeling a bit better being gluten free, I am trying to load up on gluten. I don't feel real good today!

I wonder how necessary it really is to do a test. I want to know for sure, for myself and for my sons. It would make it easier to insist on a gluten free home if I had a test to show it was really REALLY necessary. So far I feel better going gluten free but feel like it's just a hobby I've undertaken.

So, Cat, the charges for the test with postage were just over 68 dollars. I called one day and received it the next, but it was coming from Ontario and I'm right next door in Michigan.