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Interpretation Of The Blood Tset

Curious5

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Hello all,

i just had the blood test done tTG IgA is 1.5 ( the range is 0-20.0) and the Immunglobulin A is 3.79 ( range is .6-4.2).

The test report says Celiac screen is negative but i thought if both these were positive it indicates a possibility of Celiac disease. If anyone has an idea about this please get back

thanks

curious

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Hello all,

i just had the blood test done tTG IgA is 1.5 ( the range is 0-20.0) and the Immunglobulin A is 3.79 ( range is .6-4.2).

The test report says Celiac screen is negative but i thought if both these were positive it indicates a possibility of Celiac disease. If anyone has an idea about this please get back

thanks

curious

Hi Curious :)

Yes, it looks like your blood results were Negative

tTg ref range is 0-20 ...meaning anything between 0-20 is 'normal' - anything over 20 points towards celiac disease.

Total IgA ref range .6-4.2....anything below .6 indicates low IgA which could negate any antibody test

Both of yours are within the normal range

However....these results DO NOT necessarily mean you don't have celiac disease OR gluten intolerance (my husband had negative blood results but went on to have a 'positive for celiac disease' biopsies of small bowel)

You now have 2 options:

Go gluten-free anyway & see if you feel any better

Have an endoscopy with biopsies

BTW ... were you eating gluten before the blood tests?????

Good Luck :)

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Hi Nikki :)

thanks very much for your reply. I will decide on the 2 options and i think i will test with foods containing gluten to check if i feel worse and then go on a gluten free diet.

Prior to the test i wasnt on a gluten free diet. However i wasnt eating a whole lot of wheat products either.

I know that whey protein causes my stomach to cramp for sure.

Once again thanks for your reply. :)

curious

Hi Curious :)

Yes, it looks like your blood results were Negative

tTg ref range is 0-20 ...meaning anything between 0-2i0 is 'normal' - anything over 20 points towards celiac disease.

Total IgA ref range .6-4.2....anything below .6 indicates low IgA which could negate any antibody test

Both of yours are within the normal range

However....these results DO NOT necessarily mean you don't have celiac disease OR gluten intolerance (my husband had negative blood results but went on to have a 'positive for celiac disease' biopsies of small bowel)

You now have 2 options:

Go gluten-free anyway & see if you feel any better

Have an endoscopy with biopsies

BTW ... were you eating gluten before the blood tests?????

Good Luck :)

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Curious,

Nikki gave you good advice. Lots of people feel better with little to no gluten even w/o celiac disease- my daughter is one. Take it out and see how you feel!

good luck!

lisa

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thanks very much Lisa! :)

This site is really useful. Will try without gluten and see how i feel.

curious :)

Curious,

Nikki gave you good advice. Lots of people feel better with little to no gluten even w/o celiac disease- my daughter is one. Take it out and see how you feel!

good luck!

lisa

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