Mica

I am kind of in a similar situation with my 6 year old son. He complains of occasional tummy aches (maybe once a week), is usually constipated and complains of leg pains at night (sometimes). I had all those same symptoms when I was his age so I did not think too much about them. Then I researched gluten intolerance and celiac disease and decided to get both...

Hi again, First of all, thank you for the replies I have received. I wanted to update my post because I received copies of my son's labs from his pediatrician and, from what I can see, they tested his total IGA levels and TTG. Here are the results: IGA 181 (Ref Range 33-235 mg/dl) Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody, IGG <3 (<7 Negative) My son is...

I really need some advice as to what to do with this. I have a thyroid problem and that led me to test for gluten intolerance through Enterolab. I tested positive (12 when anything over 10 is positive) for IgA antibodies and was found to have one of the 2 main celiac genes as well as a gluten sensitivity gene. I proceeded to test my 6 year old son through...

I tested through Enterolab and was found to have elevated IGA antibodies at 12 with less than 10 being normal, my TTG levels were normal but I also have one of the main celiac genes and a gluten sensitivity gene as well. I immediately went gluten free. But then a few days later my doctor asked me to visit a gastroenterologist with her group for further testing...

OK....so I accepted the Enterolab results that show that my body is producing antibodies to gliadin and that I also have one the main genes that predisposes you to Celiac Disease. I cleaned out my cupboards and jumped into my new eating lifestyle head-on. I survived 3 days with relative ease...except I had stomach pain last night and attribute that to the...

Paul, thank you so much for your reply! I am in the process of educating myself and my family is being very supportive. I am actually happy to have found the cause for my thyroid problem and this awful dermatitis that as been plaguing me for years. It is so much better to treat the "root" of the problem than to just keep medicating and masking the problem...

I have been dealing with hypothyroidism for 2 years and no one could tell me what brought this on or seemed to care about that at all...just kept increasing synthroid prescriptions! I also suffer from dermatitis issues and started looking into celiac disease and asked my doctor to test me and she refused stating that it is a genetic condition. I explained...