I Have Actual Lab Tests In Hand..

[cherie012]

I recieved my son's blood work back today in hand ( not just a phone conversation to tell me...)

The only ones I see of importance are the immunoglobins, all read OK, but none are what I see talked about ( the anti globulins..)

IGG was "normal" at 744mg/dl

IGA was "normal" at 105mg/dl

IGM was "normal" at 56mg/dl

He did have anemia/low iron and some elevated liver enzymes (AST)

He has 2 genes for celiac Dq2 and DQ8 ( if my memory is correct. I know it is 2 of them.)

Now, I cannot find what these values would be if they were"positive" and I guess it may be a moot point since he is reacting well on the gluten-free diet ( resolution of symptoms) He is almost 2... Any advice on where to look?

[Rachel--24]

Every lab has different "values" as to what is positive or negative so I dont think it would be possible to tell you what number a positve would have been.

Were these tests specifically for Celiac?

The Celiac panel consists of these 5 tests:

Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgA

Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgG

Anti-Endomysial (EMA) IgA

Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA

Total Serum IgA

Were the IgA & IgG tests for anti-gliadin or something else?

[cherie012]

No, the ones I have are just the antibodies, not the Aga,Ema etc.... It is just an immunoglobins panel.....

[Rachel--24]

It doesnt sound like the proper tests were run. The best tests are the tTG and EMA. Also if the IgA and IgG arent specifically for anti-gliadin then they are useless as far as diagnosing Celiac.

[Guest nini]

sounds to me like they did the same thing to you that they did to me in regards to my daughter... ran some tests (BUT NOT THE CORRECT TESTS FOR CELIAC) the test results were too vague or inconclusive to even be useful. With my daughter they said, "oh she just has IBS, INCREASE HER WHOLE WHEAT INTAKE"!!!!!! grrrrrrr I still get mad when I think about it. They totally poo pooed me even when I told them that I had been positively and conclusively dx with celiac and that she was showing ALL of the same symptoms that I had as a child. The problem is that too many Dr.s do not know enough about Celiac and are still operating under the mistaken assumption that Celiac can only be dx by a biopsy and that it is very rare. Both of which are not true. The specific blood panel that was mentioned is VERY specific for dx'ing Celiac and very conclusive, but without that, a positive dietary response is JUST AS VALID a test in my honest opinion.