Test Results

[AliceW]

Hi everyone,

Just hoping to get a bit of feedback. I've now been tested for celiac disease via enterolab, and also gotten conventional testing (a full celiac panel) from Prometheus Labs. Here are my results:

Enterolab:

Fecal Antigliadin IgA = 27

(Normal Range <10 Units)

Fecal Antitissue Transglutaminase IgA = 33 Units

(Normal Range <10 Units)

Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score = 132 Units

(Normal Range <300 Units)

Prometheus:

Anti-gliadin IgG ELISA (AGA IgG) = 1.7 U/ml

Reference range <10.0 U/ml

Anti-gliadin IgA ELISA (AGA IgA) = 0.4 U/ml

Reference range <5.0 U/ml

Anti-human Tissue Transglutaminase IgA ELISA (TTG IgA) 0.7 U/ml

Reference range <4.0 U/ml

Anti-Endomysial IgA IFA (EMA IgA) = Negative

Reference Negative

Total serum IgA IFA = 163 mg/dl

Refence range >13 years to adult 44-441 mg/dl

Can anyone shed light on the results of my conventional testing? They are clearly negative, right?

I tested positive via Enterolab, so I'm taking this to mean that I am sentitive to gluten but do not have full-blown celiac disease (the lack of malabsorption suggests this too, I think). I am therefore not pursuing a biopsy at this time, but I started a gluten-free diet a few days ago to see if it helps my symptoms. I plan to stick with it strictly for a least a few months, and indefinitely if I find that if makes me feel better.

Thank you for any feedback!

Alice

[Nancym]

The fecal test is definitely going to show problems before the blood test will. Sometimes you never get SO severe that it'll show up in the blood, yet you can be perfectly miserable.

Giving the diet a shot is definitely the best course of action!

[AndreaB]

I agree with Nancy.

The diet certainly doesn't hurt anything and could prove to be very helpful.

[happygirl]

Hey girl,

Nice to see you have your results back

Agree with what you and others have said.

Laura

[AliceW]

Thanks, guys!

The gluten free diet is going fine so far...it's actually less hard than I thought. I was already eating mostly whole, unprocessed foods and cooking a lot, so avoiding gluten hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be. I even ate out on Saturday, and that was OK, too...I just called the restaurant ahead of time, and they were very accomodating.

My symptoms tend to get worse and then better for no apparent reason so it's too soon to say, but you know, I swear I do feel better, and it's only been a little less than a week. It will be interesting to see how it goes.

Hope you're all doing well!

Alice