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unreal blood test results, at least to me

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I have had microscopic blood in my urine every blood test for last 50 yrs. Initial testing indicated nephritis/berger's disease which could impact the kidneys. I have always paid special attention to testing to see if it ever went higher than +1in rbc. Yesterday I had my annual physical and the urinalysis came back normal. As reference point, I have been gluten free for 4 months. Blew my mind and offers some hope even if it may be just a one off. So I did a little research to see if I could find any correlation between nephritis and celiac. I found a truly amazing article from the American pediatric ass.

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/148/4/e2021051332/183291/IgA-Nephropathy-as-the-Initial-Presentation-of?autologincheck=redirected

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Thank you for sharing that article. There is indeed a connection between celiac disease and kidney disease, and there is an entire category of research summaries on Celiac.com dedicated to it:

https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/celiac-disease-amp-related-diseases-and-disorders/kidney-disease-and-celiac-disease/ 

It's great to hear that your kidney issues are improving with your gluten-free diet.

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