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Help With Lab Results- 2 1/2 Year Old Son

Erwin Heuck

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Can someone help me interperet the following....I'm wondering if a biopsy and another 3-4 weeks of feeding my son glutin is required.

Lab results for son (2 yrs 8 months):

Anti- tTG IgA 24.4 U/ml

Anti- Gliadin IgA 2.6 U/ml

Anti-Gliadin IgG 64.4 U/ml

My son is pale, underweight 26.5 lbs, < 40% height 36", low iron, picky eater and has recently become more irritable/demanding (terrible twos?). He was a good sized baby at nearly 9 lbs and 19.5 inches.

Do I need to put him through more grief ( ie continue with glutin in diet) to wait for a biopsy that may take 3-4 more weeks to confirm celiac to 100%?

All his organs are working fine regarding his failure to thrive.

I'd like to help him now, but do not want a false negative on biopsy/endoscopy

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Can someone help me interperet the following....I'm wondering if a biopsy and another 3-4 weeks of feeding my son glutin is required.

Lab results for son (2 yrs 8 months):

Anti- tTG IgA 24.4 U/ml

Anti- Gliadin IgA 2.6 U/ml

Anti-Gliadin IgG 64.4 U/ml

My son is pale, underweight 26.5 lbs, < 40% height 36", low iron, picky eater and has recently become more irritable/demanding (terrible twos?). He was a good sized baby at nearly 9 lbs and 19.5 inches.

Do I need to put him through more grief ( ie continue with glutin in diet) to wait for a biopsy that may take 3-4 more weeks to confirm celiac to 100%?

All his organs are working fine regarding his failure to thrive.

I'd like to help him now, but do not want a false negative on biopsy/endoscopy

What are the ranges of the test?

paula

Erwin Heuck Newbie
Erwin Heuck
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What are the ranges of the test?

paula

ranges:

score 24.4 anti-tTg, normal <10 elevated >16

score 2.6 anti-gliadin IgA, normal < 12 elevated >18

score 64.4 anti-gliadin IgG normal <12, elevated >18

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confused
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That is a tough call, knowing what i know now, I would wait for the biopsy, if u can get in within the month. That way you know for sure it is celiac(even tho with those results im postiive it is) and make sure there is nothing else going on inside.

What does your dr say do to?

paula

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That is a tough call, knowing what i know now, I would wait for the biopsy, if u can get in within the month. That way you know for sure it is celiac(even tho with those results im postiive it is) and make sure there is nothing else going on inside.

What does your dr say do to?

paula

we will see him tomorrow (paed GI).

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