Question About Home Celiac Tests?

[wheatwoes]

Hi,

I recently carried out a home celiac blood test , two lines was a positive result and one was negative . I carried

out the test exactly according to the instructions and got a negative result but a couple of hours later when i rechecked the test i noticed a second line on the test strip, this line was very thin and difficult to see and at first i assumed that i had just missed this line when i first checked the test strip and that the result was positive but now im wondering could this line have appeared as a result of the test being left for a couple of hours?

[ShayFL]

Read the instructions, most test like that have a "window" of time from which you can read results. Any results out of that time frame are invalid.

I wouldnt rely on a home test alone. If you are truly Celiac and take that test and it says NEG, you could be doing yourself great harm by continuing to eat gluten.

Please go to a doctor, discuss your symptoms and get the appropriate blood work done.