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Hi I have a blood test the other day and my Ig A came back wrong, so my doctor went on to do a celiac blood test. but they came back neg. Is there any chance I could still be a celiac? As when I have tried a gluten free diet I have felt much better.

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Hi there. You'll have to be much more specific about what tests you had, the results, and the normal ranges provided by the lab for us to say anything.

About 20% of celiacs have negative blood tests and their celiac is only diagnosed by an endoscopy with small intestinal biopsies. It is also possible to have non-celiac gluten intolerance, where you are not celiac but you still react to wheat.

Once your doctor is done testing, it's fine to go onto the gluten-free diet if it makes you feel a lot better!

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Hi there. You'll have to be much more specific about what tests you had, the results, and the normal ranges provided by the lab for us to say anything.

About 20% of celiacs have negative blood tests and their celiac is only diagnosed by an endoscopy with small intestinal biopsies. It is also possible to have non-celiac gluten intolerance, where you are not celiac but you still react to wheat.

Once your doctor is done testing, it's fine to go onto the gluten-free diet if it makes you feel a lot better!

If you react to barley as well as wheat, does that mean you're celiac?

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If you react to barley as well as wheat, does that mean you're celiac?

It means the problem is likely gluten rather than wheat allergy.

The word "celiac" is tricky, as it is strictly defined as a particular autoimmune reaction to gluten that causes intestinal damage or a skin rash called dermatitis herpetiformis. We often say "gluten intolerant" to describe what happens to folks who clearly get sick from gluten but do not meet the strict medical definition of celiac disease.

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