Test For Celica What Do My Results Mean?

[Annabee93]

Hello!

A couple weeks ago I was tested for celiac and allergies. I found out I was allergic to wheat, casein, oysters, trout, cashews, and rye. I also had both the IGA and IGG done. The IGA came back normal, the IGG came back extremely high! What does this mean?? Since the IGA was normal, does that rule out celiac?

I went to my family doctor for these test and they have not been vary helpful. They just handed me the results and that was it. I don't know what I should or if there is another step or anything!

[ravenwoodglass]

No the normal IGA does not rule out celiac. Did they do a total IGA on you? If your total IGA is low that will make the test come out a false negative. While the high IGG can in some cases be due to other things it is usually a good indicator of celiac. While the allergy testing is not the same as intolerance testing for some of us our immune systems go into hyperdrive with celiac and that can cause us to show up allergic to a lot of stuff. My allergy testing before diagnosis was positive for 98 out of 99 things tested for. Within a few months gluten-free most of those reactions were gone.

[Annabee93]

No the normal IGA does not rule out celiac. Did they do a total IGA on you? If your total IGA is low that will make the test come out a false negative. While the high IGG can in some cases be due to other things it is usually a good indicator of celiac. While the allergy testing is not the same as intolerance testing for some of us our immune systems go into hyperdrive with celiac and that can cause us to show up allergic to a lot of stuff. My allergy testing before diagnosis was positive for 98 out of 99 things tested for. Within a few months gluten-free most of those reactions were gone.

They did a full IGA. What do you think should be the next step?

[WheatChef]

Find a new doctor, one who doesn't simply charge you for tests and kick you out the door.

You have two very highly correlated classifications for celiac disease:

1) multiple food allergies

2) high immune system response to gliadin (IgG)

So I guess if you're specifically looking for a diagnosis you need to find a better doctor, your previous one should certainly have taken some action with the results you're mentioning.