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beterraba Rookie
beterraba
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So, I guess my problems are not related to celiac....

Gliadin Iga: <1.2

Gliadin IgG: <1.2

Transglutamin IgA: <1

Transglutamin IgG: 1

Endomysial Ig AB: negative

IgA Quantitative: 113

So, I guess either I'm crazy, or it is just IBS....

Thanks to everyone for answering questions for me and being supportive.

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If you

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Mother of Jibril
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Do you have the reference ranges for total IgA? Your number seems a bit low... if it is, then you could be half-dead with celiac and never get a positive blood test.

Have you tried the gluten-free diet yet? How do you feel?

beterraba Rookie
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The reference range says 70-400 on the lab test. So it is low but still normal. I'm going to try to talk tot he GI doctor again today. I just feel like IBS isn't the best diagnosis, and if that's what they decide, then what? What the heck am I supposed to do with that??

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Negative blood tests are pretty common, even for people who have the right genes and symptoms of the disorder. In fact, I've read posts from other people who had a negative blood test and a positive result on the endoscopy.

Also... I know how much of a relief it can be to have a firm diagnosis, but you could go gluten-free on your own and see how you feel. I noticed a difference within 48 hours. Some people take longer... it depends on the amount of damage you have. It's possible that the low normal IgA affected your results. It's also possible that you have celiac disease, but you don't have much damage yet. Why wait for the numbers to go out of range?

Another thing I did was to get the gene test. I still don't have an official diagnosis of celiac (I probably never will), but I do have the DQ8 gene. That's enough to keep me on the diet.

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