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IrishTwins2009

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Hello :)

I'm wondering if anyone knows if we should retest in the future. My husband has suffered most of his life with symptoms that after many tests were deemed in his head. He went off gluten and finally found some relief. He went on the gluten challenge. He did a couple different blood tests here are his numbers:

 

Taken at 2 and a half weeks after starting gluten challenge:

Total IGA 1.27 (0.7-4.00 considered within normal range)

IGA 8 (16 and over considered not within range)

 

Taken at 2 months:

Total IGA 1.36 (0.7-4.00 considered within normal range)

IGA 13 (16 and over considered not within range)

 

Is it normal for the numbers to rise? Also should we retest in the future? We are also waiting in results for my daughter. 

 

Thanks :)


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tessa25 Rising Star

The tests for celiac are:

TTG IGA

TTG IGG

DGP IGA

DGP IGG

EMA

IGA

 

Of the tests in the above list the only one that doesn't actually test for celiac is IGA. IGA is used to tell you if you have enough antibodies to make a negative on the TTG IGA and the DGP IGA tests valid. Perhaps he should get the full celiac panel as listed above. Note you have to be on gluten for 12 weeks for celiac Blood tests.

IrishTwins2009 Apprentice

Thanks. Our Doctor is a dingbat and told us everyone is a little intolerant to gluten when we told him my hubby felt better after not eating, but returned to feeling awful after eating gluten again. 

 

Do you think that the Ttg IGA would rise at all if there wasn't a possibility of celiac? I am not sure how to ask my question. I will also take note of the tests you mention and have him tested in a couple more months. ?

tessa25 Rising Star

TTG IGA stands for tissue transglutimase IGA not Total IGA. Just to avoid misunderstandings. I believe a weak high with TTG IGA could be caused by other conditions. But even a weak high should lead  to a gastroenterologist doing an endoscopy/biopsies to check for celiac.

A number that is above zero but not high is normal.

IrishTwins2009 Apprentice

Thank you ??

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