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Yes, I realize those are other sources of Vit D (the sun being the primary one). I live in Reno NV, where we get sun pretty much 3/4 of the time; we get an average of 9 inches of precip a year! I do also spend a bit of time outside - at minimum 30 minutes per day. However it is winter now, and cold, so when I'm outside I'm covered except for my face. That...

Hi all, I just got the results of my antibody blood tests, and they were all within the normal range. My GP ordered t-Trangslutaminase IgA and IgG, and deamidated Gliadin Abs IgA and IgG. Is this everything that was needed? Incidentally I had been on a low/no gluten diet for a few months and did a 5 week gluten challenge before the tests, so there is a...

Thanks again everyone. I'm sorry you've all been through the same as me and much worse. So heartbreaking! I feel fortunate that my gluten effects (if that's what they are) are as mild as they have been. Thinking about it, I don't know that 2 weeks on gluten would be enough to elicit a miscarriage; I guess we'll never know. Better not to blame myself if I...

Thanks again for the thoughtful help and information, and kind condolences. Sorry I hadn't mentioned the ages of the kids, duh. Thanks too for the information about enterolab. That could come in handy, much appreciated! Kim

thanks so much for your reply. I'm sorry you had such challenges with your pregnancies, and I know exactly where you're coming from. I have three living children and have miscarried twice... and I had complications with all of them. HELLP syndrome and severe pre-eclampsia with the first, then miscarried, then carried two to near-term(36 weeks), but had preterm...

Hmmm. in another area of this forum I found another reason why it would be better to test me than to test the kids... apparently kids under 4 often get falsely negative or inconclusive blood and biopsy tests even though they may respond favorably to a gluten free diet. Also, I would hate to subject a 2 year old and a 4 year old to biopsy; better for me to...

thanks for your thoughtful reply. I wondered about the length of time; when I initially asked to be tested, the doctor said I didn't need to be eating gluten, and I told her I did need to... she had to go look it up. So, as you say, she's not particularly informed. I trust you folks with experience more. As for testing the kids VS testing me... I have...

Hi all, I suspect I may have celiac, based on fatigue, joint and muscle pain, some gastro symptoms, and numbness in hands when eating a gluten-containing diet. I stopped eating gluten a few months ago and discovered an improvement in all symptoms. I decided recently to get tested for gluten antibodies, and I know I need to be on a gluten containing diet...

I might be grasping at straws here, and I haven't even been diagnosed with Celiac, but I am suspicious about the role of gluten intolerance in miscarriage. I just miscarried for the second time (previous miscarriage was several years ago) and the timing of fetal demise seems to coincide with my adding gluten back into my diet after being gluten-free for over...