Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

How Long Does The Gene Test Take To Come Back?

3groovygirls

Recommended Posts

3groovygirls Contributor
3groovygirls
Posted

Violet's GI Dr. tested her for this yesterday at her appt. She's allergic to wheat so she's been on a gluten free diet for 9 months or so now so the regular test wouldn't be accurate (and she's only 19 months old) so he ran the gene test. But I forgot to ask how long it takes to get the results! Is it the standard few days or b/c it's a gene test does it take several weeks?

Thanks!

Linda

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


lizard00 Enthusiast
lizard00
Posted

I had mine done through Prometheus, and the turn around time is pretty quick. I think a day or two and the results are faxed back to the doctor.

My doc sent me a letter with the results, and I think it was exactly a week from the day I had the blood drawn. I think the letter went out a week later, and I got a day or two thereafter, so a week and a half, maybe?

A lot of that depends on the speed of your doctor's office. Most labwork takes only a few days to do. Blood has a specific window of time.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Mine was done through Quest and it had to be sent to Virginia (I'm in PA). It took about a week.

littleguyw/CD Newbie
littleguyw/CD
Posted

I have a dumb question :huh: what is the gene test for? Our son was DX on 12-05-08 with Celiac (blood work) and we are going to see a GI Dr at the end of this month. I guess I do not understand who and why we should get a gene test?? I am still very new to Celiac and I have alot of question...sorry

Also, could this be why my husband tested neg for Celiac... should he have the gene test done? He is the one with GI problems

sonia

littleguyw/CD Newbie
littleguyw/CD
Posted

sorry one more question!!! I have 4 kids and only 1 has been tested for Celiac should all of my children be gene tested or just for Celiac? :o

3groovygirls Contributor
3groovygirls
Posted
  • Author

I'm not an expert by any means so hopefully someone else will answer!!

I'll tell you our situation. My DD was diagnosed with a wheat allergy. Her reaction though to all gluten is vomiting and diarrhea (we're talking she eats 5 cheerios and has diarrhea for 12 hours!). Her GI wants to see if it's Celiacs or just a plain old allergy but since she has been gluten free for 9 months the standard blood tests won't work. So he did the gene test. If someone tests positive for the gene it doesn't necessarily mean they have it, but in my DD"s case it would point towards it given her reactions. Does that make sense? Her blood tests would be negative b/c she's been gluten free but her reaction is too severe to have her be on gluten to get the blood test. So they did the genetic test.

Honestly I don't know about your DH or your children....I bet someone else can answer!

littleguyw/CD Newbie
littleguyw/CD
Posted

thanks I am just going to put a post out there!

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


  • 8 years later...
MM79 Newbie
MM79
Posted
On 02/01/2009 at 2:07 AM, littleguyw/celiac disease said:

I have a dumb question :huh: what is the gene test for? Our son was DX on 12-05-08 with Celiac (blood work) and we are going to see a GI Dr at the end of this month. I guess I do not understand who and why we should get a gene test?? I am still very new to Celiac and I have alot of question...sorry

 

Also, could this be why my husband tested neg for Celiac... should he have the gene test done? He is the one with GI problems

 

sonia

I was recommended to have gene test because I was too scared to gluten load for blood test because I knew how unwell it would make me. Practitioners told me if I test negative what Evers wrong with me will not be celiac with negative gene result, therefore I wouldn’t have to do gluten loading fo celiac blood test. I came back positive as a gene carrier so I’m now doing the gluten challenge for celiac test (and sick as a dog!).

My understanding is gene testing can rule you out altogether for celiac disease, or be indicator for monitoring in the future if previous celiac test negative and gene positive.

hope this helps ☺️

MM79 Newbie
MM79
Posted

I was recommended to have gene test because I was too scared to gluten load for blood test because I knew how unwell it would make me. Practitioners told me if I test negative what Evers wrong with me will not be celiac with negative gene result, therefore I wouldn’t have to do gluten loading fo celiac blood test. I came back positive as a gene carrier so I’m now doing the gluten challenge for celiac test (and sick as a dog!).

My understanding is gene testing can rule you out altogether for celiac disease, or be indicator for monitoring in the future if previous celiac test negative and gene positive.

hope this helps ☺️

Judy3 Contributor
Judy3
Posted

I had the gene test because I was too sick to eat at the time and the GI said that there are only two things that can make your insides look like that (ground meat) and one is cancer which he biopsied already and the other is Celiac.   My tests were positive for the genes.   I've been told that someone with a negative gene test will never be diagnosed with Celiac but a person with a positive gene test will need to be followed for symptoms or biopsied to make sure they don't have damage.     

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

You are responding to someone from 2009.  Hopefully they have gotten the test results back by now! ?

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Celiac.com:
    Join eNewsletter
    Donate
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):
    Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):



    Celiac.com Sponsors (A17-M):



  • Recent Activity

    1. AlwaysLearning
      - AlwaysLearning replied to Colleen H's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
      3

      Gluten related ??

      Get tested for vitamin deficiencies. Though neuropathy can be a symptom of celiac, it can also be caused by deficiencies due to poor digestion caused by celiac and could be easier to treat.
    2. Colleen H
      - Colleen H replied to Colleen H's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
      3

      Gluten related ??

      Thank you so much for your response Yes it seems as though things get very painful as time goes on. I'm not eating gluten as far as I know. However, I'm not sure of cross contamination. My system seems to weaken to hidden spices and other possibilities. ??? if cross contamination is possible...I am in a super sensitive mode of celiac disease...
    3. Jmartes71
      - Jmartes71 replied to Jmartes71's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
      4

      My only proof

      EXACTLY! I was asked yesterday on my LAST video call with Standford and I stated exactly yes absolutely this is why I need the name! One, get proper care, two, not get worse.Im falling apart, stressed out, in pain and just opened email from Stanford stating I was rude ect.I want that video reviewed by higher ups and see if that women still has a job or not...
    4. AlwaysLearning
      - AlwaysLearning replied to Jmartes71's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
      4

      My only proof

      We feel your pain. It took me 20+ years of regularly going to doctors desperate for answers only to be told there was nothing wrong with me … when I was 20 pounds underweight, suffering from severe nutritional deficiencies, and in a great deal of pain. I had to figure it out for myself. If you're in the U.S., not having an official diagnosis does m...
    5. AlwaysLearning
      - AlwaysLearning replied to Colleen H's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
      3

      Gluten related ??

      If you're just starting out in being gluten free, I would expect it to take months before you learned enough about hidden sources of gluten before you stopped making major mistakes. Ice cream? Not safe unless they say it is gluten free. Spaghetti sauce? Not safe unless is says gluten-free. Natural ingredients? Who knows what's in there. You pretty much...
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      132,084
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    bigwave
    Newest Member
    bigwave
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.5k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • AlwaysLearning
      Gluten related ??

      By AlwaysLearning · Posted

      Get tested for vitamin deficiencies.  Though neuropathy can be a symptom of celiac, it can also be caused by deficiencies due to poor digestion caused by celiac and could be easier to treat.
    • Colleen H
      Gluten related ??

      By Colleen H · Posted

      Thank you so much for your response  Yes it seems as though things get very painful as time goes on.  I'm not eating gluten as far as I know.  However, I'm not sure of cross contamination.  My system seems to weaken to hidden spices and other possibilities. ???  if cross contamination is possible...I am in a super sensitive mode of celiac disease.. Neuropathy from head to toes
    • Jmartes71
      My only proof

      By Jmartes71 · Posted

      EXACTLY! I was asked yesterday on my LAST video call with Standford and I stated exactly yes absolutely this is why I need the name! One, get proper care, two, not get worse.Im falling apart, stressed out, in pain and just opened email from Stanford stating I was rude ect.I want that video reviewed by higher ups and see if that women still has a job or not.Im saying this because I've been medically screwed and asking for help because bills don't pay itself. This could be malpratice siit but im not good at finding lawyers
    • AlwaysLearning
      My only proof

      By AlwaysLearning · Posted

      We feel your pain. It took me 20+ years of regularly going to doctors desperate for answers only to be told there was nothing wrong with me … when I was 20 pounds underweight, suffering from severe nutritional deficiencies, and in a great deal of pain. I had to figure it out for myself. If you're in the U.S., not having an official diagnosis does mean you can't claim a tax deduction for the extra expense of gluten-free foods. But it can also be a good thing. Pre-existing conditions might be a reason why a health insurance company might reject your application or charge you more money. No official diagnosis means you don't have a pre-existing condition. I really hope you don't live in the U.S. and don't have these challenges. Do you need an official diagnosis for a specific reason? Else, I wouldn't worry about it. As long as you're diligent in remaining gluten free, your body should be healing as much as possible so there isn't much else you could do anyway. And there are plenty of us out here who never got that official diagnosis because we couldn't eat enough gluten to get tested. Now that the IL-2 test is available, I suppose I could take it, but I don't feel the need. Someone else not believing me really isn't my problem as long as I can stay in control of my own food.
    • AlwaysLearning
      Gluten related ??

      By AlwaysLearning · Posted

      If you're just starting out in being gluten free, I would expect it to take months before you learned enough about hidden sources of gluten before you stopped making major mistakes. Ice cream? Not safe unless they say it is gluten free. Spaghetti sauce? Not safe unless is says gluten-free. Natural ingredients? Who knows what's in there. You pretty much need to cook with whole ingredients yourself to avoid it completely. Most gluten-free products should be safe, but while you're in the hypersensitive phase right after going gluten free, you may notice that when something like a microwave meal seems to not be gluten-free … then you find out that it is produced in a shared facility where it can become contaminated. My reactions were much-more severe after going gluten free. The analogy that I use is that you had a whole army of soldiers waiting for some gluten to attack, and now that you took away their target, when the stragglers from the gluten army accidentally wander onto the battlefield, you still have your entire army going out and attacking them. Expect it to take two years before all of the training facilities that were producing your soldiers have fallen into disrepair and are no longer producing soldiers. But that is two years after you stop accidentally glutening yourself. Every time you do eat gluten, another training facility can be built and more soldiers will be waiting to attack. Good luck figuring things out.   
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.