Testing For Gluten Creeping Into Diet?

[Tasha2004]

Need an answer on this pretty quick.

Mom has a doctor's appointment tomorrow.

I wrote about her in another post.

She's 83, and having a few tummy woes and edema.

Can anyone let me know if they still have testing done for the possibility of gluten slipping by in the diet even years from diagnosis?

If so, what test (Gliadin IgA, ttg, IgG?).

Thanks for any info, which I need by Monday.....

[Lisa]

Need an answer on this pretty quick.

Mom has a doctor's appointment tomorrow.

I wrote about her in another post.

She's 83, and having a few tummy woes and edema.

Can anyone let me know if they still have testing done for the possibility of gluten slipping by in the diet even years from diagnosis?

If so, what test (Gliadin IgA, ttg, IgG?).

Thanks for any info, which I need by Monday.....

Anti-gliadin antibodies (AGA) both IgA and IgG

Anti-endomysial antibodies (EMA) - IgA

Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTG) - IgA

Total IgA level.

Good luck with your mother.

[Tasha2004]

Anti-gliadin antibodies (AGA) both IgA and IgG

Anti-endomysial antibodies (EMA) - IgA

Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTG) - IgA

Total IgA level.

Good luck with your mother.

Every single blood test in the panel for someone diagnosed over 20 years??????????

Just want to make sure nothing is slipping by......

[Lisa]

Every single blood test in the panel for someone diagnosed over 20 years??????????

Just want to make sure nothing is slipping by......

Yup, the result kinda talk to each other to make for a more accurate result.

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[Tasha2004]

Yup, the result kinda talk to each other to make for a more accurate result.

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We'll see if the doctor will order it.

Two years ago, the same doctor told me that a diagnosed Celiac never needed to be checked again.

But, one of the Celiac authors said otherwise.

[Lisa]

Once you have a diagnosis, there is no need to test again. But, the above tests can check for presents of anitbodies to gluten in the system.

[psawyer]

I was retested after several years on the diet, and the negative result for gluten antibodies confirmed that I was successfully following the gluten-free diet.

[Tallforagirl]

We'll see if the doctor will order it.

Two years ago, the same doctor told me that a diagnosed Celiac never needed to be checked again.

But, one of the Celiac authors said otherwise.

The anti-gliadin IGA test is more sensitive in terms of when you ingest gluten, it goes up more quickly, and down more quickly when you eliminate gluten. tTG levels can take a long time to go up or down.

A repeat biopsy may also be in order to check for healing of villi.