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This category contains summaries of research articles that deal with heart failure and it's association with celiac disease. Most of the articles are research summaries that include the original source of the summary.22 articles in this category
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- trents replied to xxnonamexx's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8Elimination diet think I may be Gluten tolerant next steps to get tested? Questions
The other thing to understand is that if the blood antibody testing is negative, it is most likely that the endoscopy/biopsy will also be negative. The blood tests are checking for antibodies from the damage caused by celiac inflammation. The biopsy is checking optically for the same damage. If there are no antibodies being produced then there is no damage... -
- trents replied to xxnonamexx's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8
Elimination diet think I may be Gluten tolerant next steps to get tested? Questions
Technically speaking, the blood test is not required before the endoscopy/biopsy but you may have a hard time finding a physician willing to do an endoscopy/biopsy without it having been preceded by positive celiac blood antibody test scores. Positive antibody test scores provide the justification for going forward with an invasive, expensive procedure that... -
- trents replied to LeeRoy83's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8
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@LeeRoy83, what RMJ is referring to is the test for IGA deficiency, often called "total IGA". It is not a celiac diagnostic test per se. However, if this test score is low (i.e., you are IGA deficient), the celiac IGA test scores cannot be trusted as they will be artificially low which may include false negatives. Possibly, RMJ is correct. But I'm looking... -
- Scott Adams replied to Deb67's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications6is Kirkland Imported French Brie gluten free?
In general, and I've visited many boutique cheese manufacturing facilities here in Sonoma County, CA, there is no wheat anywhere near them. Dairies generally don't process wheat products, and in cheese making cleanliness is next to godliness--they tend to keep things very clean to the point of sterile so their cheeses won't get contaminated with bacteria... -
- xxnonamexx replied to xxnonamexx's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8Elimination diet think I may be Gluten tolerant next steps to get tested? Questions
Is the blood test required before endoscopy? Can it just go to endoscopy to test. Or would you need to be in gluten diet either way. Can you also be gluten sensitive but not sensitive to cross contamination? Thanks
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