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Testing For Gluten Intolerance?

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If you test negative for Celiacs, is there a test for gluten intolerance? I saw an add for allergy testing & they mentioned food sensitivities. Are they able to test for food intolerances the same way they test for regular allergies?

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terribeth07 Apprentice
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Advise?

I made an appointment for an allergy test & want to make sure that it's worth it.

Thanks!

terribeth07 Apprentice
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Sorry to be a pest but I am hoping for a reply. I'm having an allergy test done tomorrow, but I wanted to know if they can tell if I have gluten intolerance from the test. It's not an allergist that is doing the test, it is actually a chiropractors office. I saw an add for free allergy testing & that they had a new revolutionary treatment for allergies & food intolerances so I made an appointment. It's free so I didn't think it could hurt to go & check it out. I don't plan on continuing there once they find out if I have any food allergies, I just want an answer & don't have the money to go to an allergist.

Please help!

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I'm having an allergy test done tomorrow, but I wanted to know if they can tell if I have gluten intolerance from the test.

Allergy testing is not the same thing..I'm no expert, but I know that even if your allergy test comes back normal you can still have an intolerance. The same is true for Celiac - it's not "gluten allergy", it's an autoimmune disease.

Have you tried the diet yet? If you feel better on it then you have an answer! :)

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From what I've read, "gluten intolerance" doesn't have a definition that is consistent. Taking the most general usage of "something bad happens when I eat gluten", an allergy test can find one of the many ways the human body can react to gluten but not all of them.

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Thank you both for your advise. I will probably still go through with the allergy test tomorrow since it's free & see if they find any allergies to food or anything.

I have not tried the gluten free diet. I will probably try it either way next time I get sick & see if it makes a difference. My problem is that I'm not always sick. I'm fine for a few weeks/months & then I get sick for a few weeks in a row.

My doctor did bloodwork for celiacs. My family doctor only did the 2 gliadin tests & nothing else so my GI doctor ordered the other test to go with it. HOPEFULLY I will get the results today.

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