ljturner

No, I didn't mean you were causing it - I really appreciate the input!! I definitely think there's an auto-immune component to all of this and I am determined to figure it out even if my docs don't think it matters.

Hence my utter confusion at this point - is it only b12 defieciency or celiac? And why did my gall bladder crap out (pardon the pun)...I had no stones, it just plain stopped working. Now, this morning I had a bagel for breakfast and had very painful cramps right away - but being me I am not sure if it's because this is so much on my mind! It's a catch...

Have you tried the gluten-free diet yet? Does it seem to help you?

The nurse on the phone said that the dr didn't do an small bowel biopsy and that the upper duodenum looked normal according to his notes. But, the endoscopy was ordered due to GERD symptoms and so he wasn't looking to rule out celiac. So then I wonder, does that mean he only would have done a biopsy if it looked like the intestines were damaged or that...

Can you please elaborate? I am not sure what that means...thanks!

IgG level was .9, normal is less than 10 IgA level was .8, normal is less than 5 TTGIga level was .7, normal is less than 4 The tests were done by prometheus labs.

I just called the nurse back and got more specific information about the test results: IgG level was .9 IgA level was .8 TTGIga level was .7 IgA IFA was negative Total IgA was 240 milligrams per decoliter (normal is 44-441) The alleal HLA DQA1*0501 was decteded and the relative risk was rated at extremely low.

OK, this may be a novel but bear with me. About two years ago I noticed that my stool started to float and was very pale. I did some research and found that I have some symptoms suggesting celiac, including: Bloating Flatulence fatty stool mucous with BM's constipation sores on tongue fatigue feeling "in a fog" fould smelling stool...