Help with test result

[Wendy1994]

I am hoping for some assistance in interpreting these results.  Have had symptoms for years.  I used to experience lots of bloating and abdominal pain, thought it was dairy.  In the last year or more I have experienced pain in joints, feet pain, low vitamin D, teeth cracking, burning sensations throughout body, sleep issues, and diarrhea.  Was negative for RA, Lupus, Lyme, B12 and B6 deficiency, MS, and lots of other tests. Started on the road of testing for Celiac.  My biopsy was negative for celiac.  However, my doctor recommended I go gluten free.  I was just reviewing some of my past test results and see I was slightly elevated on one of the tests while I was eating gluten (see attached).  I don’t see my doctor until middle of May and wondering if anyone can help me interpret.  I had seen this was slightly high previously but really didn’t understand much and so much info was given to me that my head was exploding. Any help is greatly appreciated.  Thanks!

[RMJ]

Immunoglobulin A just looks at your total IgA antibody.  It is run because if low, the IgA test for celiac disease may not be valid.

Your total IgA is a little bit high but probably close enough to the normal range to not worry about it being high.

The celiac test is the Tissue Transglutaminase IgA and it is negative for celiac disease.

Hope this helps.

[Wendy1994]

Thank you so much!  Your explanation makes a lot of sense.  I do have a follow up question, what testing is done for gluten sensitivity?  Is there a specific name for the test (who knows, I may have had it since I have had so many tests).  Thanks!

[RMJ]

There is no test generally recognized by scientists for non-celiac gluten sensitivity.

[Scott Adams]

Yes, unfortunately this test result does not exclude NCGS, which around 10% of people have, while only ~1% have celiac disease. If you have unexplained symptoms that seem to be associated with gluten consumption, you may still want to go gluten-free for a while to see if you get relief.