Antigliadin Iga

[Mother of Jibril]

I stopped eating gluten in August 2008... WOW. What a huge improvement. Unfortunately, my allergist didn't tell me to get a celiac panel before I stopped eating gluten. By the time I realized that I should be tested I have already been off gluten for six weeks and the panel came back negative.

EMA negative

TtG IgA <1 (normal is <3)

Total IgA 310 (normal is 70-400)

Two weeks ago my allergist ordered a new celiac panel. I was kind of surprised since I've been gluten-free for the last seven months. I figured... oh well. Let's see what the test shows. The good thing is that this celiac panel included ALL the appropriate tests.

Antigliadin IgA 9.4 (normal is 0-10)

Antigliadin IgG <1.2 (normal is 0-10)

TtG IgA <1 (normal is <3)

TtG IgG 3 (normal is 0-5)

EMA negative

Total IgA 365 (normal is 70-400)

Keep in mind... these are the results after I've been off gluten (very, very strictly) for SEVEN MONTHS. Makes me wonder how high my antigliaden IgA was before I started the diet! I found an article from Scott Adams about the different components of the blood test... he says that in people with normal total IgA (like me), a positive antigliadin IgA is 97% specific for celiac disease.

https://www.celiac.com/articles/57/1/Interp...ults/Page1.html

I also found the arguments in this article very interesting. It would be stupid to wait for a heart attack before trying to prevent one... why should a gluten-sensitive person wait to develop full-blown celiac disease before going on a gluten-free diet?? I feel grateful not to have MORE damage than what I already have.

https://www.celiac.com/articles/759/1/Early...e-MD/Page1.html

[curiousgeorge]

Interesting because for me antigliadin IgA was the only one that was "normal" 17 with a cut off of 20. The IgG and the TTG were off the charts.

I think its safe to assume it would have been over 10 7 months ago