So Confused

[JgeorgeSCR]

Recent Biopsy suggest Celiac. First blood test came back IGA: 200

Still waiting for others. Was on gluten-free for 2 weeks then 1 week reg food then

gave blood work. Biopsy reported minor damage. Is it possible

I still have Celiac with an IGA of 200.

[A-Swiss]

Same deal as mine (though I have no idea of what my # was - she just said the blood work did not confirm it at first). However, my doctor said that it is tough to get positive bloodwork back unless it has really started to take hold in your stomach/intestines. Mine had a TON of pain for a month and my biopsy said that it was celiac. She had me go on a diet for 2 weeks and see what happened. The fact that the pain fell off after 3 days and I had 3 x the energy I had even months before gave me my answers. My doctor was diagnosed 5 years ago and she said that it was pretty much by the book what she went through. She also said that the genetic test is about the only real way to make it 100% official, but the particular gene can be seen in a large percentage of the population. It seems like you pretty much have to put the puzzle together unless you want to hold out for it to get really bad. . .

[cattriona]

Blood tests can be a little misleading at times. My doctor said to me that quite often, celiac bloodwork is inaccurate. One patient of hers had numeous bloodtests that came back negative (despite feeling ill from all the time she had to consume gluten) but the biopsy suggested otherwise. You may like to try a gluten-free diet for a few weeks to see how you feel anyway. Hope you find a solution and feel better!