Unsure?

[person011]

I was tested for gluten tolerance in early May and tested positive by only four points. My mom insisted that since I tested positive only a little that I should not worry about it. I decided to get retested this week. I tested positive by the same amount. I guess my question is for those of you going gluten free, how far were you off of the normal range?

[CarlaB]

How were you tested?

[SunnyDyRain]

I was tested IgA +2 from negitive and IgG, at the very top of negitive. I was just going though the similar thing... see my post "Just a little bit Celiac?". That may help, it helped me quite a bit.

[person011]

My IgA was 39 and normal is considered 35 and under

[CarlaB]

Did they do the rest of the celiac panel?

Are you having symptoms?

[Guest j_mommy]

Here was my Dr's thought when I got tested.....

She thought had I gotten tested prior to having my son I would have tested as you did...a little elavated, b/c even prior to having my son I had some symptoms. Pregnancy was my "triggering" event..or so they think. Life stress, divorce,marriage ect can "trigger" the gene.

When I was tested in April I was high;y elevated!!!

[ravenwoodglass]

If your test was at all postive, even one point it is positive. Even if it had been totally negative it still would not mean for sure you are not celiac. I have always been blood test negative even when close to death and as for the rest of my family they all had low positives, one member was only positive by one point but all have benifited greatly by being gluten-free.

[Rosewynde]

Why'd you get tested? Are you having symptoms?

As far as I know if you blood work test is positive your Celiac, that's what I was told. My real proof was trying the diet and my flu symptoms slowly went away as soon as I stopped eating wheat, rye, barley, and oats. If your having medical problems and that is why you were tested then try the gluten free diet and see how you feel after a couple of months. If the symptoms go away then Gluten is a problem. From what I've read and been told Celiac Disease is not a matter of "just a little bit". There are serious complications that can come if your keep damaging your intestines by exposing them to the gluten.