Iga Antigliadin Rsults

[scrambleguy]

Hi

After having 2 celiac test over the last few years the only results positive are the IGA anti gliadin. The first was a strong positive and one 6 months later a weak positive all others negitive (tTG EMA) I`m not sure what this could mean I.E Celiac or just gluten sensitivity, or neither? can any one help please

[ravenwoodglass]

There are a lot of false negatives. False positives are quite rare though. What are your symptoms and have you tried the diet?

[scrambleguy]

There are a lot of false negatives. False positives are quite rare though. What are your symptoms and have you tried the diet?

Thanks for your reply.

I have sort of tried before but it seems a tall order trying to cut out gluten completley. At the time ( the end of 2006 the gastro man said he didn`t think it is a food related issue just IBS, a then tried aonther one who also said basically the same. I think because the tTG and EMA where neg. But the latest gastro man said because the antigliadin was positive he thought I should have endoscopy?? you seem to get conflicting reports from different specialists. Also do you know the difference between gluten sensitivity and celiac?

Thanks

[ravenwoodglass]

As far as I understand it some feel celiac causes autoimmune issues whereas gluten sensitivity doesn't. Some consider that if you don't have full villi destruction your 'just' sensitive. Some consider you to be just GS if you don't carry one of the 2 recognized celiac genes in the US. Some consider gluten sensitivity to be celiac in the early stages (I'm one of those). Regardless of whether you are 'only' gluten sensitive or a full blown celiac the treatment is the same. You need to be strictly gluten free.

IBS is not a diagnosis, it is a symptom. Doctors basically use it instead of a shoulder shrug and I don't know, IMHO.

[scrambleguy]

As far as I understand it some feel celiac causes autoimmune issues whereas gluten sensitivity doesn't. Some consider that if you don't have full villi destruction your 'just' sensitive. Some consider you to be just GS if you don't carry one of the 2 recognized celiac genes in the US. Some consider gluten sensitivity to be celiac in the early stages (I'm one of those). Regardless of whether you are 'only' gluten sensitive or a full blown celiac the treatment is the same. You need to be strictly gluten free.

IBS is not a diagnosis, it is a symptom. Doctors basically use it instead of a shoulder shrug and I don't know, IMHO.

Thank you for your help. Does it make any sense to have positive IGA antigliadin but neg on tTG and EMA? can that still be celiac or just sensitive?

[lizard00]

At the time ( the end of 2006 the gastro man said he didn`t think it is a food related issue just IBS, a then tried aonther one who also said basically the same. I think because the tTG and EMA where neg.

Ok, I have to say Why wouldn't IBS be food related? That doesn't make sense to me. I completely agree with ravenwoodglass, I think that docs use IBS when they can't figure anything else out. It's a lazy diagnosis.

But the latest gastro man said because the antigliadin was positive he thought I should have endoscopy?? you seem to get conflicting reports from different specialists.

Different specialists choose to be more open minded than others and stay more up to date with medical advances. Because some doctors have a "deity complex" and don't think that you should question what they say. I would go with the latest GI, if you're making antibodies that you shouldn't be, it's worth investigating. Whether you do the scope is a decision to be made by you and your doctor, but at least he's investigating possible causes of your IBS.

[ravenwoodglass]

Thank you for your help. Does it make any sense to have positive IGA antigliadin but neg on tTG and EMA? can that still be celiac or just sensitive?

Yes that can still be celiac or sensitivity. Just sensitivity is not any less serious. I would be considered by many doctors as 'just sensitive'. If you take a look at my sig how serious 'just sensitivity' can be is evident.