Waiting Gastroenterology review

[Fayeb23]

I’ve recently had bloods test due to fatigue. Iron was found to be low Serum ferritin level 4 ug/L so doctor sent for Coeliac test. Results have come back TTG ABS NUMERICAL > 250.0 U/mL is this a high reading? Am not waiting a Gastroenterology referral but this could take 10 weeks! This is all total new to me, didn’t think for a second I would have coeliac disease. Been advised not to change diet until seen by specialist 

[RMJ]

To evaluate the TTG antibody result we’d need to know the normal range for that lab.  Labs don’t all use the same units.  However, based on any normal ranges that I’ve seen and the listed result being greater than a number rather than a specific number, I’d say yes, that is high! Higher than the range where the test can give a quantitative result.

You got good advice not to change your diet yet.  If you went gluten free your intestines would start to heal, confusing any further testing,

[Fayeb23]

13 hours ago, RMJ said:

To evaluate the TTG antibody result we’d need to know the normal range for that lab.  Labs don’t all use the same units.  However, based on any normal ranges that I’ve seen and the listed result being greater than a number rather than a specific number, I’d say yes, that is high! Higher than the range where the test can give a quantitative result.

You got good advice not to change your diet yet.  If you went gluten free your intestines would start to heal, confusing any further testing,

Thank you.

These were the results TTG ABS NUMERICAL: > 250.0 U/mL [< 14.99] 

Really don’t understand the results!

[RMJ]

That means the normal range (i.e. not celiac disease) would be a result less than 14.99.  Your result is WAY above that. Some gastroenterologists would diagnose that as celiac disease even without a confirming biopsy because it is more than ten times the top of the normal range.

[Fayeb23]

41 minutes ago, RMJ said:

That means the normal range (i.e. not celiac disease) would be a result less than 14.99.  Your result is WAY above that. Some gastroenterologists would diagnose that as celiac disease even without a confirming biopsy because it is more than ten times the top of the normal range.

Thank you that’s really helpful, hopeful won’t have to have a biopsy.