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This was the advice from the GI physician: "We discussed that your work-up is equivocal for celiac disease due to discordant serologies and biopsy results. As we discussed the gliadin DGP Ab IgA has a lower sensitivity (87%) and specificity (80-95%) for celiac disease compared to tissue transglutaminase Ag IgA (sensitivity of 95%, specificity of >...
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Thanks, yes I have one of the celiac disease genes.
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Yes, I made an effort to eat extra gluten at least 3 weeks before the endoscopy. I probably ate a some amount in the weeks before that. I had diarrhea, which resolved once I cut back after the endoscopy. So I think it would make sense to go mostly gluten free?
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Just to follow up on this, a year later I had endoscopy, the result was mild chronic gastritis, the initial endoscopy looked normal and the biopsy was normal.
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Thanks for all your thoughts. I retested 5 weeks after the original test. I ate a lot of pizza, bread and wheat products these past weeks. They only retested 3 things: TTG Ab,IgA —Less that 0.5 ( positive is above 15) Gliadin DGP Ab IgA —219.3 (positive is above 15) IGA—143 (normal range 87-474) So correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m con...
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I’m just not understanding the result—it’s not as definitive as if I had positive in the two first tests, as I understand. And then getting a biopsy and further testing isn’t easy for me as I have a lot going on with kids and family, I just don’t want to go down a rabbit hole unless I absolutely have to. The reason I did the initial test was because I was see...
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Thanks so much, based on your advice I think I will definitely first ask the NP if I could repeat blood test to resolve before going to biopsy/further tests. I don’t usually eat a ton of wheat, maybe every couple of weeks, but I am currently eating gluten daily, and do notice more nausea, but it’s mild like my other symptoms. another question- what is ...
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Thank you so much for your reply and info, it’s really helpful. I have a lot of general symptoms, like joint pain, low iron, diarrhea/constipation/bloating for many years that I manage with daily fiber, edema/swelling, brain fog, fatigue, and nausea. My genetic testing for one of the celiac genes ( I think it was dq2?) was positive.
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Hi, I would be so grateful for any help understanding my blood test results, below. I have a Dr appt with GI nurse in a couple of weeks. What could be causing this weird result? Do I need to keep going with further tests? Is it worth just redoing the bloodwork if it’s a false positive? results: tTG Ab,IgG <1 normal tTG Ab,IgA<1 n...
