Celaic Home Tests?

[cire]

I was just curious if anyone has ever tried the home tests for celiac disease that a few companies sell online... and if so do you know if they are accurate at all.

[MattUK]

Ive used one from yourallergy.co.uk and it was negative - just like my blood test. Ive ordered some more for the next 5 weeks while i eat gluten again. if i test positive ill send them to my family to try!

[nikki-uk]

Hi Matt,I bought these too for 2 of my boys

Both came out neg-but I'm not sure how accurate they are as it was only tested for tTg(not the full panel.)

I was driven to buy these as my G.P in UK will not test them as they have no obvious symptoms(and admitted he didn't know what test to order!-didn't exactly inspire confidence )

Husband was dx 18 months ago-bloods were negative-but biopsy showed villous atrophy,anyhow I wanted to test the kids-so that they don't run into the same ill health hubbie has.

I actually think hubbie has has coeliac since childhood-but wasn't dx until 40yrs old,unfortunately too late to stop long lasting damage and years of illness.

My other son is under a paediatrician-and he agreed to test him.His bloods came back borderline for tTg.

However as symptoms continue and he came back weak positive on another one of the bloods,he has agreed to refer him to a gastro for a biopsy.

Anyway,I've rambled on,but what I mean to say is a negative tTg does not rule out coeliac,so I suppose it was a waste of money-I just want to know if the kids have got it!