Questions About Bloodwork

[suziq0805]

So I'm pretty new here but have recently been reading a lot about celiac disease online. My 9 month old son gets sick after eating grain products and after several negative allergy tests we wonder if it is celiac disease. We have an appointment with a pediatric GI doctor next month for him. If he would have celiac disease I began wondering if I could have it. I have times where I get stomach cramps and gas. I also go through times of muscle pain/weakness and some neurological symptoms. I went to so many doctors for it and nobody could find anything so we just thought it was an overuse injury due to being a music major in college. This morning I pulled out my medical records and began going through my blood test results since I remember some of them being abnormal but not fitting with what I was being tested for and was curious if it could give any clues into possible celiac disease for myself. I really have no idea what I'm reading here so thought maybe some people here could help;

My paperwork says "the ANA screening test was positive, but her titer was less than 1:40"

More labwork a couple years later says I have a low RDW result and a high monocytes percent.

I think the RDW can indicate anemia. After having my son I was anemic and was put on iron pills. I remember being told that the ANA is for autoimmune disorders. At his appointment next month if the doctor thinks he may have celiac I'm wondering if I should ask about being tested myself. Does anyone here have any idea if these abnormal blood tests could be related to celiac disease or not?

[ravenwoodglass]

Many of us are anemic because we don't absorb nutrients from our foods. Your symptoms could be celiac related and it wouldn't be a bad idea to just go to your doctor and ask for them to run a full celiac panel. Be aware that there can be false negatives for both children and adults so when you are done with testing you need to give the diet a good strict try for a couple of months. Don't go gluten free or gluten light until after the tests are done though as that will insure a negative result.

[Marc49]

Many of us are anemic because we don't absorb nutrients from our foods. Your symptoms could be celiac related and it wouldn't be a bad idea to just go to your doctor and ask for them to run a full celiac panel. Be aware that there can be false negatives for both children and adults so when you are done with testing you need to give the diet a good strict try for a couple of months. Don't go gluten free or gluten light until after the tests are done though as that will insure a negative result.

I am sorry for breaking into anothers thread, but something you said speaks to me.

I just posted a thread myself about further testing, but it isn't up yet.

While my gene test came back positive, and I have symptoms, I actually have upper 1/3 iron levels.

Also an extensive fecal test showed that my absorption is normal.

Please take a look when it shows up.

Thanks and I apologize to the thread starter.