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right on. positive is positive and negative is negative. there are no inbetweens. it is not unusual to be overwhelmed by the voluminous, and sometimes confliciting, information available (not to mention all the scams, hoaxes and greedy sob's out there). mostly, no matter how smart you are, evaluating all the information is a matter of 'context'. ...

again, sorry to be the harbinger of skepticism... but, acu-cell is a scam. while there are certainly examples of asymmetry in the body (and related physiology/biochemistry) -- their discussion of 'handedness' of receptors (as with their so-called 'cellular analysis') is hooey...

i'm sure you'll get other replies; but, since i'm here... since you are on a gluten-free diet, it will be very difficult to get 'clinical correlation'. that means blood tests to determine the cause of the 'villous blunting'. lots of threads around here that talk about eating gluten until AFTER all testing. otherwise all tests (blood/biopsy/etc) are...

as others have said, your case is (sadly) not unusual. being a diedinthewoolwordparsingacademic, imho, i do disagree that you had a 'false negative'. blood tests just measure stuff in the blood, and there is a lower limit of detection. your body, health and wellbeing are much more sensitive to changes in 'state' than any blood test. however...

my wife has had to have parenteral iron (i.e., iron infusions) for the last 6.5 yrs to keep fe, ferritin, & hb levels up to normal. for some unknown reason, although she has been diagnosed as being celiac for ~10 yrs and her gi tract is apparently 'healed' - she has been unable to absorb iron normally. this may have had something to do with her...

just an aside, go to a REAL nutritionist. as in, a registered dietician (american dietetic association) or some other professional. there are a lot of scams out there (because there is little certification of who can call them a nutritionist...) if you see degrees/certificates/etc from these organizations -- run away. # American Health Sciences...

i am not, as some have surmised, opposed to genetic testing. both as a human being AND as a geneticist, i think genetic testing will be extremely important. however, i AM opposed to HLA testing for the purposes of diagnosing diseases. HLA haplotypes are directly relevant to a variety of medical issues (tissue typing, being one). but, are of no more...

MY COMMENTS IN CAPS: Here are ten facts you should know and remember about Celiac genetic testing. 1.Genetic testing can help determine your risk as well as your children's risk. NONSENSE. AT THIS POINT THE ONLY GENETIC TESTING THAT CAN BE DONE TAKES INTO ACCOUNT HLA HAPLOTYPES. YOU HAVE MORE GENETIC INFORMATION ABOUT RISK, IF YOU HAVE A PRIMARY...

sometimes humor can help make a point....

another day of only one post... very busy (which means business is good!!) do not feel stupid or guilty. here's my (nonMD, though experienced in clinical labs) view of your post. #1 assuming that your reference ranges are correct; your IgG antigliadin is POSITIVE and was on the previous test as well. this should NOT HAPPEN. gliadin (a digestive...

another short day for posts... however, this one might actually be important... 23andMe -- one of the new 'personal' genomics companies -- is beginning to build a large-scale database of major human diseases for research. they are trying to incorporate a 'social network'-flavor to identifying important genetic diseases (obviously, one's where they can...

whew. you (all) have been through a lot. not sure what your expectation of the 'genetic' test is?? also, are you paying for it out of pocket?? the genetic panel cannot diagnose celiac; and, as noted in the previous post, sometimes folks that lack the 'risky' MHC genes -- actually have celiac (or, at least, some form of gluten intolerance). btw...

a bit busy this week; not much time to post... but, always enough time to get a link out there, especially for scams/quacks/pseudoscience. Open Original Shared Link The American Academy of Allergists and other reputable medical organizations have pointed out, candida can cause an occasional infection or allergy. But no one has shown it causes depression...

imho, 'puzzle' is the correct word. buried on p2 of the u.chicago celiac disease center publication: it certainly puzzles me.

it depends on the test and your personal biology. your topic post says something about "anti tissue transglutaminase tests" -- is this the ONLY test or is it the entire celiac panel?? it is entirely possible, based on your diet (i.e., how much gluten you usually consume prior to being gluten-free), how long you've been having celiac-like symptoms, and...