So confused by results

[New2celiac2022]

I have googled until I can’t Google anymore. What do these results mean?

Gliad IgA - 28.3 u/ml (normal is <=14

Gliad IgG- 33.1 (<=14)

Tissue Transglutaminase IgA ab <0.5 (normal <=14)

IgA 130.8 mg/dl (normal 40.0-350.0)

[trents]

It means you may have another autoimmune disorder or it could be just an atypical immune response and you do have celiac disease. We do sometimes get posters on this forum who do have celiac disease who show negative tTG-IGA values.

Are these values for yourself or someone else? This pattern is more often seen in young children whose immune systems are immature. But we do see it with adults sometimes.

You might consider going for an endoscoy/biopsy.

By any chance, were you already off of gluten when this testing was done?

[New2celiac2022]

It is for me, an adult. I was consuming gluten 

[Scott Adams]

Were you eating the equivalent of 2 slices of wheat bread daily for at least 6 weeks before this test?

[New2celiac2022]

I hadn’t changed my diet bc I wasn’t even expecting to test for gluten. So I don’t eat a lot but I eat some gluten sometimes without limitations or a second thought. 
mom confused bc in my “my health” app under conditions, she added “elevated anti-tissue transglutaminase tTG IgA level. But then when I click on blood results it reads as I typed above. 

[trents]

I'm guessing there was just a mistake made by the physician looking at the results. Still, you have two elevated antibody levels, one iga and one igg, that would point to celiac disease. Why were these tests run? What symptoms do you have?

[New2celiac2022]

I have bad stomach pain. But not constantly. But when it is bad it’s really bad. I can’t stand up straight. If I cough or sneeze it is terrible pain. Stomach very tender to touch. Mostly all right upper quadrant. Then it goes away after a couple days. This has been going on for two years. 

[trents]

Do you see any relationship between the periods of URQ stomach pain and what you eat?

Have you had an upper GI to check for things like peptic ulcers? URQ is also the general area where the gallbladder is located. Have you had an utlrascan or a hidascan for gallbladder disease?

By the way, an upper GI (endoscopy) is what they use to check for the villi damage in the duodenum typical of celiac disease. So if you have an endoscopy done to check for ulcers, ask them to take biopsies of the duodenum.

[New2celiac2022]

I have a Endoscopy and biopsy scheduled in a week. 
I just am so ready to find an answer. 
I can’t figure it out based on food. Although I never thought it was gluten so I haven’t paid attention to that. 
I thought ulcer but nothing seems to add up. 

[New2celiac2022]

2 hours ago, New2celiac2022 said:

Also wondering if it means anything since my numbers aren’t that high. Does that mean a less chance of celiac?

[trents]

27 minutes ago, New2celiac2022 said:

Also wondering if it means anything since my numbers aren’t that high. Does that mean a less chance of celiac?

Not really. It could just mean that you caught it early (if indeed it is celiac disease) or for whatever reason your body isn't producing a strong inflammatory response to gluten. If it turns out you do have celiac disease I think you might have something else going on at the same time causing the RUQ pain. The GI doc doing the scoping will look for other things more than likely while he is in there.