Help With Blood Test Results

[Wendyp]

Hi,

I just found this site and it is very informative. I've had ibs for twenty years, but the symptoms are generally the same day in and day out...no flares and remissions. I asked my gp to do the blood test for celiac just in case I have an absorption problem instead because my colon transit time is rather fast. She also ran a thyroid test and that came back low, so I've started thyroid hormone. The celiac disease tests came back at igg and iga normal, but ttg at 5.7. I don't know which lab, but I was told that 5.7 was a bit above normal range....maybe what would be called a weak positive?

What does a weak positive mean on a ttg test? My doc and I thought we would wait and retest in a few months, rather than press my GI doc for a biopsy at this time. Any thoughts on these results?

Thanks,

Wendy

[ravenwoodglass]

Hi,

I just found this site and it is very informative.  I've had ibs for twenty years, but the symptoms are generally the same day in and day out...no flares and remissions.  I asked my gp to do the blood test for celiac just in case I have an absorption problem instead because my colon transit time is rather fast.  She also ran a thyroid test and that came back low, so I've started thyroid hormone.  The celiac disease tests came back at igg and iga normal, but ttg at 5.7.  I don't know which lab, but I was told that 5.7 was a bit above normal range....maybe what would be called a weak positive?

What does a weak positive mean on a ttg test?  My doc and I thought we would wait and retest in a few months, rather than press my GI doc for a biopsy at this time.  Any thoughts on these results?

Thanks,

Wendy

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Yea, welcome to the family. You need to avoid gluten. My own opinion of course, but I quess you could keep injesting till you got sick enough to have a stronger reaction but why? Thyroid problems are also common with gluten intolerance. I would just avoid gluten.

[Rachel--24]

Yea, welcome to the family. You need to avoid gluten. My own opinion of course, but I quess you could keep injesting till you got sick enough to have a stronger reaction but why?  Thyroid problems are also common with gluten intolerance.  I would just avoid gluten.

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I agree. It's not something you wanna mess around with. I have thyroid problems too but didn't find out about the gluten problem till 5 years later. For you a gluten free diet might correct the thyroid problem.