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All right, my blood tests came back negative. My interpretation is that under the best of circumstances this test is far more specific than sensitive, and false negatives are common. Here's a question: I was gluten free for several months, and had only added back wheat two months before the blood tests. Even after adding wheat back, I have not eaten...
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I called after my test results. Here's the dialogue: Me: Hi, I was calling to see if my test results are in yet? Her: Give me your name, and I'll check. .... Her: Well, they're in, all but one, but the doctor hasn't had a chance to look at them yet. Me: Well, can you tell me what the results are? Her: Not until the doctor looks at them. Me...
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ARCHIVED New Member--symptoms Worse After Being Gluten Free For A While?
JenKuz replied to JenKuz's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi Paulina, Thanks so much for that. I really appreciate it. I think my gluten-free diet could easily have influenced the blood tests, now that I think about it. I've been back on gluten for only two months, and I didn't realize how much someone needs to eat to have the antibodies (did I read 4 to 6 slices of bread!?). I haven't been eating it... -
ARCHIVED New Member--symptoms Worse After Being Gluten Free For A While?
JenKuz replied to JenKuz's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
So, my transglutaminase and gliadin antibody tests both came back normal. I know this does not mean I don't have celiac disease. It just means I have to wait much longer to figure out whether this or something else is wrong with me. *sigh.* Since I know how much better I felt on a wheat-free diet, I want to go back on it. Now I really have to wait until... -
ARCHIVED New Member--symptoms Worse After Being Gluten Free For A While?
JenKuz replied to JenKuz's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks so much for your support and advice, guys! I'm going to have to think about the gluten thing before the biopsy. If the antibody tests come back negative, then I'll keep eating wheat before the biopsy. But if they come back positive, I don't know what I'll do. I don't want to go through a biopsy in vain. On the other hand, I'm in grad school... -
Hi All, My name is Jen. I am currently being tested for celiac sprue. I'm expecting blood results this week, and am having a biopsy at the end of October. Just gruesome enough for Halloween Here's a rundown of my experience: I was hypothyroid as a baby. It was resolved with medication, I don't know the details on how. For the last several...