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ARCHIVED Positive Iga, Negative Ttg
mikeleanor replied to mikeleanor's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Dear Shalia and Nini, Thank you for your supportive responses. Our theory is that, if he has celiac, it's been active for about 18 years, causing ever-increasing bloating beginning in the colon, which he ultimately had removed, and now his small intestine is significantly dilated. All this started after his heart attack. I wonder if others have had either... -
ARCHIVED Positive Iga, Negative Ttg
mikeleanor posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
My husband's blood work was done by Quest; his Gliadin antibodies IgA was 27, with normal being 11; IgG, Reticulin, and TTG were negative. Two questions: 1) is the IgA test he had, the same as the EMA-IgA, or is that a separate test? and 2) Is it probable he has celiac with these results? We saw the gastroenterologist, who said he had less than a 1...