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Welcome to the forum, @Izelle! Normally, the diagnosis of celiac disease involves two stages. The first stage involves a simple blood test that looks for antibodies that are pretty specific to celiac disease. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that attacks the lining of the small bowel which produces antibodies that can be detected in the... -
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Hi there, Please can you tell me exactly how this disease is diagnosed? I am also from South Africa Regards Izelle -
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- Waterdance replied to Waterdance's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms4Diagnosed gluten allergy but not Celiac
Thank you for saying that. That doctor diagnosed me with IBS with no follow-up so the relationship is already concluded. If I pursue diagnosis further I'll request someone else. -
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Hey everyone. Thanks again for your suggestions. I wanted to give an update and ask for some follow-up suggestions from you all. So I did go through all of my food items and stopped eating things that were “gluten free” and switched over to the “certified gluten free” ones (the ones with the g symbol). I also stayed away from restaurants except once an...
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Welcome to the forum, @Izelle! Normally, the diagnosis of celiac disease involves two stages. The first stage involves a simple blood test that looks for antibodies that are pretty specific to celiac disease. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that attacks the lining of the small bowel which produces antibodies that can be detected in the blood with tests specifically designed for this purpose. There are a number of these tests that can be run. Some are more specific for celiac disease and thus more reliable than others. The two most common antibody tests ordered by physicians when diagnosing celiac disease are the "total IGA" and the "tTG-IGA" test. At least these two should always be...
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Hi there, Please can you tell me exactly how this disease is diagnosed? I am also from South Africa Regards Izelle
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By Waterdance · Posted
Thank you for saying that. That doctor diagnosed me with IBS with no follow-up so the relationship is already concluded. If I pursue diagnosis further I'll request someone else. -
By Rejoicephd · Posted
Hey everyone. Thanks again for your suggestions. I wanted to give an update and ask for some follow-up suggestions from you all. So I did go through all of my food items and stopped eating things that were “gluten free” and switched over to the “certified gluten free” ones (the ones with the g symbol). I also stayed away from restaurants except once and there I ordered something raw vegan and gluten free hoping for the best. I also stayed away from oats and soy and dairy. I've also been increasing my vitamin B complex. I've been doing this for about 12 days and while I know that's not that long, I'm still getting sick. Sometimes having diarrhea. Sometimes getting headaches and having... -
"My GI doctor ruled out gluten celiac entirely because I didn't have skin rash." Are you serious? The overwhelming majority of people with confirmed celiac disease do not have the rash. It's called dermatitis herpetiformis. It is found in only about 10-15% of those with celiac disease: https://www.celiac.ca/gluten-related-disorders/dermatitis-herpetiformis/ If your GI doc is operating on that piece of misinformation, I would start looking for a new GI doc because I wouldn't trust him/her in general.
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