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I take my 4 yo in to the Dr. in a month. I want to have her tested. What should I ask for and if the Dr. is resistant what information should I provide her with. I don't think "my online friends think it's a good idea" would work. ;)

When dd was 2 she was having bowl problems, it hurt for her to poop so she would hold it in. I took her to the Dr. and dd was dx with dairy allergies. No matter how vigilant I was she didn't get any better. I took her back to the Dr, she sent me for allergy testing, she tested neg for dairy. There was one spot on her back that was slightly irritated, but the allergist thought it was nothing. I wish I could remember what that spot was testing, maybe it was wheat. The Dr. said that she must have outgrown the allergy that the holding back was a habit now and gave me a med to make her poop. Dd was on that for a year before she would poop on her own. Now she seems fine accept her poop. One day it will be so hard and big that she cries and the next day it will be so sticky that I use a half box of wipes just to clean her up. (tp just makes a bigger mess).

I'm sure that this info has been given before, but I don't even know where to begin. Thanks!

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I take my 4 yo in to the Dr. in a month. I want to have her tested. What should I ask for and if the Dr. is resistant what information should I provide her with. I don't think "my online friends think it's a good idea" would work. ;)

When dd was 2 she was having bowl problems, it hurt for her to poop so she would hold it in. I took her to the Dr. and dd was dx with dairy allergies. No matter how vigilant I was she didn't get any better. I took her back to the Dr, she sent me for allergy testing, she tested neg for dairy. There was one spot on her back that was slightly irritated, but the allergist thought it was nothing. I wish I could remember what that spot was testing, maybe it was wheat. The Dr. said that she must have outgrown the allergy that the holding back was a habit now and gave me a med to make her poop. Dd was on that for a year before she would poop on her own. Now she seems fine accept her poop. One day it will be so hard and big that she cries and the next day it will be so sticky that I use a half box of wipes just to clean her up. (tp just makes a bigger mess).

I'm sure that this info has been given before, but I don't even know where to begin. Thanks!

I would ask him to test her for IgA/IgG anti-gliadin. Those two are the most conclusive in children. The others (EMA and tTG) are much more useful but often a false negative in kids because of their low immune systems. My daughter's tests came back negative, but where I was positive and her symptoms are so typical of celiac, I am requesting a biopsy. I was told that children often have negative blood results, and a followup biopsy should be done just to be safe. Untreated celiac disease can lead to behavioral issues and a lower IQ among other things, so I think it is worth it to push for the biopsy.

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You want the full Celiac panel run, which can be found at:

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Serologic panel

Of the commercially available serologic tests that aid in the diagnosis of celiac disease, no one test is ideal. Using multiple serologies increases the diagnostic yield. Therefore, in the United States, screening in patients with possible celiac disease should consist of a panel of the following serologic tests:

Anti-gliadin antibodies (AGA) both IgA and IgG

Anti-endomysial antibodies (EMA) - IgA

Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTG) - IgA

Total IgA level.

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Thank-you so much!

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