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Lab Results Negative For (big Words) But Positive For...

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H. Pylori. Ok..so I do have high H. Pylori but it was multigrain oatmeal that got me to the Drs. and I have many symptoms that really fit with Celiac. The page that uses words like t-Transgutaminase (tTG) IgA...Antigliadin ABS. Amylase, Lipase..etc etc came out negative. My question is, can one still have Celiac with such a shining report? It appears that the Dr knew the correct tests to do. I clearly am responding well and immediate improvement with excluding the bad grains from my diet. Unsure about corn though..as I seem to have a rapid heartbeat after eating that as I did when ingesting the mulrigrain stuff. Could be the H Pylori bacteria is also making digestion harder in general.

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H. Pylori. Ok..so I do have high H. Pylori but it was multigrain oatmeal that got me to the Drs. and I have many symptoms that really fit with Celiac. The page that uses words like t-Transgutaminase (tTG) IgA...Antigliadin ABS. Amylase, Lipase..etc etc came out negative. My question is, can one still have Celiac with such a shining report? It appears that the Dr knew the correct tests to do. I clearly am responding well and immediate improvement with excluding the bad grains from my diet. Unsure about corn though..as I seem to have a rapid heartbeat after eating that as I did when ingesting the mulrigrain stuff. Could be the H Pylori bacteria is also making digestion harder in general.

bump. It seems more often than not, from what i read here, that blood work proves negative for celiac though a person may very well have it. Am I correct? TIA.

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bump. It seems more often than not, from what i read here, that blood work proves negative for celiac though a person may very well have it. Am I correct? TIA.

Yes you are correct. I did not show up in bloodwork and my kids showed a low positive (many doctors would have considered it negative) but we are all clearly and undoubtedly celiac. The best ways to tell are dietary exclusion with no cheating and Enterolab's stool antibody and genetic tests.

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Many times, positive bloodwork only comes around after serious damage is done to the intestines. By paying attention to other symptoms and going gluten-free now, you could very well be preventing very serious illness in the future. An ounce of prevention....

capecodda Rookie
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Thankyou for the replies! I had a total turn around with eliminating obvious glutens and corn products from my diet. Milk is taking care of the pain from the ulcer so am on the up and up. The GP has referred me to a GI Dr. but not sure how far I will go with that...been through enough at the moment and not interested in endoscopy for the time being!

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I've also had problems regarding testing. Because of my symptoms, all of which got progressively worse over a period of about 8 months, and how much a gluten-free diet has helped, I'm certain I'm a Celiac. However my blood test came up negative, and they never bothered to look further into it because it's a "rare" disorder :huh: I think that the only accurate test they can really do is the biopsy, or you could put yourself on the gluten-free diet and see if it improves matters after a month or two. I felt results after only a week or so, and I got worse again when I experimented by reintroducing gluten to my diet (or did so by accident, and found out after the symptoms were present again).

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I've also had problems regarding testing. Because of my symptoms, all of which got progressively worse over a period of about 8 months, and how much a gluten-free diet has helped, I'm certain I'm a Celiac. However my blood test came up negative, and they never bothered to look further into it because it's a "rare" disorder :huh: I think that the only accurate test they can really do is the biopsy, or you could put yourself on the gluten-free diet and see if it improves matters after a month or two. I felt results after only a week or so, and I got worse again when I experimented by reintroducing gluten to my diet (or did so by accident, and found out after the symptoms were present again).

Months..wow. That's what I am reading here and some folks still have intermittent trouble. My improvements are immediate..from the first baked potato..within 2 weeks the symptoms (aside from the ulcer) have completely calmed.

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yes, it's certainly possible to have it and not test positively. You KNOW however that you have h. pylori, so I would treat that first and see where you stand afterwards. I believe that can be kicked with a couple weeks of antibiotics, which is a lot better than a lifetime of no wheat. So I'd wait to see if you're still sick before comitting to gluten free or paying for enterolab.

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yes, it's certainly possible to have it and not test positively. You KNOW however that you have h. pylori, so I would treat that first and see where you stand afterwards. I believe that can be kicked with a couple weeks of antibiotics, which is a lot better than a lifetime of no wheat. So I'd wait to see if you're still sick before comitting to gluten free or paying for enterolab.

That's true, but I have had food problems for many years and know that malt causes extreme bloat/gas. Years ago I had diarrhea for a month and they said I had IBS..and when I quit the farina and started eating potatos, it was all uphill. Will have to look inot ulcers too..Maybe you cannot digest grains well with an ulcer.

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