Question On Role Of Igg And Gluten Sensitivity

[Amyand2girls]

Question: Can a person react to gluten with behavioral changes if they have only an IgG response to it? In other words, if they have a negative IgA, negative TtG, very low IgE response, but definitely had a strong response to gluten in the past...could IgG still be worth testing?

Longer story behind the question:

My daughter had a strong reaction to gluten that we discovered after a friend suggested a gluten-free-CF diet and she responded very well when she went off it a year and a half ago. When we read about NAET treatments healing allergies, we were willing to try it, and it was because of that that we ended up letting her eat gluten, to see if these crazy treatments worked...and she no longer woke up screaming that night...or the next night...but I felt sure that it would only be a matter of time and that it would slowly build up in her system...I felt like I was betraying her, feeding her stuff that I knew darn well messed up her body befpre. Then my doctor checked MY IgA gliaden levels and they were really high. So I thought, "Ah hah! A test I can give to Julia!" So we had her do both a saliva IgA gliaden test and then I decided I wanted a more traditional answer, so I badgered my pediatrician (my daughter is 4 1/2) into writing a script for a full celiac panel even though she didn't have any classical symptoms. He actually was fairly cooperative, clearing thinking I'm a kooky mom (which maybe I am) but willing to humor me. Earlier, we had already done IgE testing on the top 8 allergies, and she had a mild response to wheat and slightly stronger one to eggs.

So we did the testing, and her IgA gliaden was negative, her TTG was negative and her total IgA was normal...now I'm just stunned, because we tested the diet several times and it DEFINITELY had a response the night after eating even a small amount of gluten.

Now I'm reading about IgG and before I get too excited about her negative testing, it seems that it would be well worth the money to get an IgG panel that includes both gluten and gliaden, yes? Or is this a different kind of allergy/intolerance situation that wouldn't necessarily cause things like disturbed sleep, autistic-like behaviors, sensitive skin and hurting feet? This seems like the last block in place to saying whether or not she is okay with gluten. The main thing that still has me worried is that she developed purple smudges/circles under her eyes once she started eating gluten and casein again...even my mom is now suggesting we take her back off gluten. But you guys probably know how hard it is with little kids, to have opened that pandora box and then try to close it. So I'm pushing hard for answers as soon as possible, so I can my little one a clear answer.

Thanks for any help you can offer. I'm just stunned at the lack of knowledge that most of the doctors I've spoken to (well, all, really) have about anything in this area. The only one who has ever tested me for gliaden was my homeopathic doctor-- he says he sees it a lot more than people would expect.