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Hi Nanjee, Just a word on vitamins and minerals. Most are not absorbed efficiently in people with "normal guts" so I recommend minerals in the chelated form. They are bound to amino acids and dissolve easier. Stay away from minerals linked with phosphates or oxides, ie calcium phosphate, magnesium oxide and cupric oxide. These are all very poorly absorbed...

KVD, With only a positive IgG it is possible you are glten sensitive without haveing any damage to your intestines at this point, so don't be surprised if your biopsy comes back negative. The gliadin Iga and TTg IgA will only come back positive once damage has occurred, so these are the blood tests the docs use for diagnosis. (Unless, like stated above...

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Hi! The IGA 266 is your total IGA, which is in the normal range. The TTg is the tissue transglutaminase which is the newest test for celiac disease and is directly proportional to the amount of damage in your intestines. Your TTg was normal. (less than 20). From my experiences and research I believe a person can have an intolerance to gluten either before...

dmchr4, I understand you are concerned about your doctor's conclusions regarding your daughters gliadin "scores". However you are actually very lucky to have such a knowledgeable and open minded physician. My daughter's drs. have stated there is nothing wrong and nothing to worry about, even though her gliadin IgG was 68. Her total Iga was slightly...

Lisa, Thanks for sharing all the info! God bless, and have a great day! Trudi PS: I will keep you and your boys in my prayers!

Hi Lisa, Thanks so much for sharing! What exactly is vitiligo? My daughter has bumpy almost leathery skin on both of her upper arms. Has had it her whole life. One time she also had some kind of outbreak on the inside of her elbow, lasted for weeks. The school nurse kept sending her home, even though the doc said it was not contagious. We all called...

Hi Happycat, My daughter also tested positive for only the Gliadin IgG. (69) There is celiac disease in my family so we went to a "specialist" all the docs said it is nothing-maybe IBS or stress. I tried the gluten-free diet, and after 1 week, she did notice an improvement in stomache aches and # of trips to the bathroom. Have you or your son noticed...

Thanks for all the replies! As far as enterolab, they are accredited and their methods are valid. I think the main reason doctors don't accept the diagnosis is there is not enough data at this point to validate their "normal values" which are less than 10 units. As you all know, the blood serum reference ranges are usually less than 20. So while the methods...

Robin, My daughter also came back high on the IgG and negative on the Iga. She is 11 and has 3-4 BMs/day. She misses an average of 2 days/month of school due to nausea, stomache aches and severe headaches. All other screening blood tests came back negative. I went ahead and had her tested at enterolab and she came back positive for both TTg and Gliadin...