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    Hi RitaG, The IgA and IgG are types of antibodies. A positive means that antibodies are being produced in the body to attack the gluten eaten ( and the body itself). Although there are multiple types of antibodies, it only takes one kind of antibody to cause damage. Since the celiac antibodies are present, the next step is an endoscopy to check for...
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    Hi Deezer, The link below has a drawing of the abdominal layout. Looks like the spleen, esophagus, and stomach are the possible organ sources of your LUQ pain. https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/picture-of-the-abdomen#1 I had a stomach ulcer in the LUQ years ago. It caused a sharp persistent pain. It varied with eating, generally...
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    Hi Sad, Welcome to the forum ! Lots of people don't get diagnosed. Often its for the same reason, they have gone gluten-free before testing. While it's nice to "know" you have celiac disease by medical standards, it doesn't outweigh what your body says. If gluten makes you sick, don't eat it! There are plenty of people with NCGS who don...
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    Hi SF, It's not a bad thing to avoid rice. There were articles about rice in the U.S. having somewhat elevated amounts of arsenic in it a while back. There were even articles about rice and the celiac disease tie-in since people with celiac sometimes eat more rice than the average person. So they are more exposed to it. I don't know if that could...
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    Those DMARD drugs sound like a great thing Squirmy. I'd sure be taking them also if I had RA. I wonder if they work for thinning hair? Well, if it's not something you are eating, maybe it's something you aren't getting enuff of? Had any WD-40 lately? I am sure there are lots of so called "cures" out there for RA, but I have no idea which of...
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    Sorry to hear you have another tie-in for your user name Squirmy! It sounds like your diet is really pretty healthy. But I wonder if it would be worthwhile to trial eliminate some things anyway? Like dairy for a few months, nightshades for a few months, caffeine for a month, soy forever. Just to be sure there is no relation to the symptoms. It...
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    Hi, Meats, veggies, nuts and eggs are good choices. Starchy veggies like white potatoes and rice are probably bad choices. It's easier to keep gluten out of your diet if you eat a simple diet with limited ingredients. Baked goods especially store bought ones are usually loaded with extra sugar and carbs that we don't need. A paleo style diet...
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    Hi Plumbago, My friend that uses a CPAP started using it after throat surgery. He had a tumor in his throat they removed and then they put him on the CPAP machine. He was a smoker too so that probably had something to do with the whole thing for him. I hope the elephant is getting used to you now and letting you sleep better. Maybe if you leave...
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    She should plan on repeat testing for celiac disease every 6 months or so. She has one of the genes and is having GI symptoms from eating gluten. The signs point to her having or developing celiac disease. It is better for her health not to let her immune system reaction intensify. What EnnisTX said is a good warning. Having a constantly irritated...
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    Merry Christmas to all!
  11. GFinDC
    Hi Jayl, They usually do a serum IgA test to verify the person can make IgA. Some people can't make IgA so for them the IgA type tests are useless. That 436 number is probably the total serum IgA test result. It means you do make IgA type antibodies so the IgA type antibody test results are valid in your case.
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    Hi Pozzled, I agree, she should stay on gluten until all testing is completed, including the endoscopy. But, she doesn't need to eat a lot of gluten to keep the antibody reaction going. If she eats just a half slice of regular wheat bread daily that should do it fine. She may feel better if she stops eating all dairy products for a few months...
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    Lactaid pills break down the lactose sugar in foods. Lactaid pills have the lactase enzyme in them. We don't know what gluten pills you are talking about because you haven't given us the name of the product. But there are no pills that 100% degrade gluten or wheat available yet. And no pills can prevent an allergic response before it starts which...
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    Hi, CL has it right. He has to eat at least some gluten every day to keep the antibodies active and in numbers they can test. They should do a test called a full celiac panel. It includes gliaden antibody tests for DGP IgA, DGP IgG, ttg, serum IgA, and EMA. After a positive blood test for gliaden antibodies, they would do an endoscopy to check for...
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    Hi ymayhew, A lot of people have at least one of the genes for celiac disease. Approximately 30% or so in the USA. However a relatively small percentage actually develop celiac disease. It may be that a virus kicks off the celiac reaction, but I don't know if that is proven. The reason celiac starts in some but not others is still a mystery. It...
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    Hi Joe, I don't know how much the anxiety bothers you / affects you. So I can't say if it is worthwhile for you to take drugs for it. I know for me my anxiety reduced quite a lot after a couple months on the gluten-free diet. I didn't take drugs for it myself but maybe if I was smarter I would have. It certainly was a relief when my anxiety subsided...
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    Hi Joe, Welcome to the forum! How long we take to feel better varies a lot. One of the most important things to help that healing is to keep 100% gluten-free. Or as close as we can manage. The immune reaction in celiac can take months to calm down. So any little ingestion of gluten can trigger a months long immune attack. Depression,...
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    Hi zigybean, Type 1 diabetes is one of the conditions associated with celiac disease. Thyroid disorders are another one. But any other AI condition is a possibility. It's not a bad idea to stick with a low carb, meat and veggies diet for a while. Skip the gluten-free baked goods and such and instead eat foods you cook yourself at home. Many...
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    Oh fudgesickles! Chuck that! @zigybean Celiac can be triggered at any point in life. If your immune system learns to attack the gluten in your diet and your small intestine lining, then you have celiac disease. Your immune system is always detecting invading microbes and and such, and learning to fight them. That's how we get celiac disease. Somehow...
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    Right, it's not just cancer. Your symptom free days won't last forever. The damage from celiac will add up and cause more and more symptoms. You are at an age where it is important to have good nutrition. Our bodies ability to absorb nutrients decline as we age. So you already have that plus celiac makes it much harder to absorb vitamins and minerals...
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    OK, well that's good Patrisha. The picture seems to show only IgA results. There is also an IgG test they can do. and another one called EMA. So it doesn't look like you had a complete celiac panel. There is a small percentage of people who don't make the IgA antibodies. They are IgA deficient. So IgA tests don't work for them. They would need...
  22. GFinDC
    I can't say for sure, but it seems like red ink is usually an indicator of something wrong. You were eating gluten before the testing right? If you weren't eating gluten for the 12 weeks prior to testing your blood the results are not reliable. For the endoscopy you need to eat gluten for at least 2 weeks before.
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    Hi Webl, The doc needs to take the skin biopsy from next to the DH lesion, not on it. The gastro would do an endoscopy, not a colonoscopy. If it comes to that. But if you are diagnosed with DH via skin biopsy, there is no need for an endoscopy. Endoscopy looks at the small intestine, while colonoscopy looks at the colon. Celiac disease is passed...
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    Hi BScott, There are some people who have "silent celiac" which means that don't notice any symptoms. You might be one of those people. Not having symptoms doesn't mean damage to your body isn't happening though. You still need to avoid gluten to avoid the immune system attack on your body. There are many possible symptoms of celiac disease besides...
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