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How regular do you test your Ttg ?


Jane07

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I just wondering how often do you test your ttg to see if your gluten free diet is improving your body 


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  On 8/1/2023 at 12:59 AM, Jane07 said:

I just wondering how often do you test your ttg to see if your gluten free diet is improving your body 

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Once a year for me.

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Thanks 

Scott Adams Grand Master

I believe the recommendation is one time per year, however, my doctors over the past 27+ years after my diagnosis have only done this when I've requested it. I've only done this 5-6 times.

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Jane07 Enthusiast

Does that include the first year I having a other ttg test twice in one year maybe because if the first year 

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Recommendations vary a bit depending on which country you're in and therefore which governing body or expert association your doctors turns to for guidance.

For example, the (American) Celiac Disease Foundation recommends an anti-tTG at 3-6 months post-diagnosis, 12 months post-diagnosis, and then annually thereafter.

The Canadian Celiac Association differs slightly by recommending anti-tTG at 6 months post-diagnosis, 12 months post-diagnosis, and then every 1-2 years in perpetuity.

Even then, these are merely guidelines published to advise your doctors, and not what we would call "Standards of Care" (meaning that doing otherwise constitutes negligence). They have to use their judgement based on the details of your individual case, and may choose to test less frequently than that (more frequently would be uncommon, given the rate at which the test result is expected to change on a GFD).

Jane07 Enthusiast

Thanks for the info 


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