Anit-endomysial Ab

[Kasey'sMom]

Hi everyone,

My daughter's IgG anit-gliadin antibodies came back very high. Her doctor wants to do the anti-endomysial Ab test. He said that it doesn't matter that she's gluten-free for the test. This advise seems to be confilicting with some information that I've researched. Can anyone help to set me straight?

Thanks,

Kasey's Mom

[KaitiUSA]

You have to be on gluten for any testing(blood tests and biopsies)

She should be tested for the following:

-Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgA

-Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgG

-Anti-Endomysial (EMA) IgA

-Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA

-Total Serum IgA

She should get a gene test too...but keep her on gluten throughout the testing

[Kasey'sMom]

Thanks Katie,

The first blood work she had was the anit-gliadin panel. The IgA was only 4 but the IgG was 73. They also did the total anti-serum levels and eher IgA was normal but her IgG was very low. Her dermatologist had us take her off wheat in December, because they thought it was an allergy to begin with. She probably gets wheat when we eat out once a week. She had been drinking a lot of Rice Dream until a couple of weeks ago. I may try to look into the Entero Lab testing. Does it take a couple of weeks on gluten for the blood test to come back accurate?

Thanks again,

Kasey's Mom