Saliva Test Positive--Anyone Else Like Me?

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So I have suffered the last year and half with too many symptoms to list (extreme joint pain, carpal tunnel, hypertension, flu like feeling, intolerance to heat, inability to exercise (makes hands/arms/legs go numb at night), IBS, fluid excretion from breast etc.) and have been diagnosed with a form of auto immune arthritis (Ankylosing Spondylitis) and fibromyalgia. All of my test results run for celiac have come back negative (DQ2 and DQ8). However, a new rheumatologist I just saw did a Saliva Gliadin Ab, SIgA test that came back with a high positive at 63 (15 is considered positive). My new Dr. said I must be gluten free for the rest of my life and he is hopeful that this will help with many of my symptoms. I am also borderline anemic, have overgrowth of yeast, and low functioning pancreas, all of which he says is consistent with gluten intolerance. When I pressed him on the difference between celiac and my results, he said since my test result was so high that in his opinion me being positive for celiac "was just a matter of time" if I continued to eat gluten. He was very adamant about my situation and said the proof is in the elimination of the gluten and how I feel 3-6 months later. . ..

I am so hopeful this will help, but I am wondering if there are any others out there that have been given this type of saliva test? I guess I am remain a little skeptical since my blood markers all were negative for celiac. I will say I have been gluten free for 18 days and my "IBS" is much, much better. I still have lots of other aches, pains etc. but I remain hopeful that over time these too will diminish.

Thanks for your feedback on this saliva test and your journeys.