Kind of positive biopsy?

[erika12345]

Hi, 

I have been having trouble swallowing for a few years. GI kept telling me it was reflux. I finally got a doctor to listen to me and ordered a barium swallow study, which found food getting stuck. I got sent for an endoscopy. The Dr. said it looked like textbook EoE and she took a bunch of biopsies, including one for celiac due to my history of chronic IBS. Since I was 3 I've had IBS, skin issues/inflammation, allergies, and teeth that keep falling apart. 

I got a call back saying my celiac biopsy looked like might be celiac and that the Dr. wanted to do more testing (bloodwork). The person I spoke to was just the assistant and I think she was just reading off a paper so I wasn't able to get answers to specific questions. The Dr. has been essentially unreachable throughout this whole process so I'm currently looking for a new GI. I wasn't even able to get a confirmation on my EoE diagnosis. My question is: Can a biopsy for celiac show a "maybe" result? 

I looked back at my past lab results and I was apparently tested for Celiac last year (I had no idea) and it came back negative. My labs show:

Transglutaminase Ab IgA

Value 2      Reference Value <4 (Unit/ml)

- Value Interpretation

- <4 U/mL: No Antibody Detected

- >or=4 U/mL: Antibody Detected

So this would be a negative test if I'm reading it properly. 

 

[trents]

You could have NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) which is 10x more common than celiac disease with many of the same symptoms.