New And Confused

[jojoe72]

Hi,

I was hoping some of you may give me some insight to some test results I got back. I've been suspicious of celiac disease for the past 3 months after reading about the symptoms. I also just got tested through Enterolab and my results were 15 units Fecal Antigliadin Iga (they said that's very high) and 10 units Fecal Antitissue Transglutaminase (on the high end also). I also was positive for the HLA-DQB1*0302, 0301 gene. My question is how accurate are these tests? Should I go and have a biopsy done to verify? I was on a somewhat gluten free diet when I took the test (I didn't know any better). I'm really confused but after reading about this disease, I'm almost positive it's whats been making me sick since I was a kid. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Joe

[Jenn2005]

Hi Joe.

I can't offer any input on the Enterloab testing reliability but there is a thread going right now under "Doctors" titled "Wary ...." and it's all about the Enterloab testing. You might want to check that out.

Jennifer

[jojoe72]

Hi Joe.

I can't offer any input on the Enterloab testing reliability but there is a thread going right now under "Doctors" titled "Wary ...." and it's all about the Enterloab testing.  You might want to check that out. 

Jennifer

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Thanks!! I'll post it there.

Joe

[tarnalberry]

Well, according to those results (high for both antibodies, and positive for the genes), Enterolab would say that you should avoid gluten. (They won't dx "Celiac Disease" officially because the 'gold standard' for that is a biopsy, and that's not the test they ran.) If you're only eating a little bit of gluten, a biopsy to confirm the results wouldn't be worthwhile for telling you anything. As for whether or not the tests are reliable - there is no independent information to confirm or deny it. Given that you do better on the gluten-free diet, however, it seems that's the way to go.