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ARCHIVED Got Test Results...now What?
terpeng posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
My DD was diagnosed with celiac disease last week, and since I -
ARCHIVED Anyone LDS? How Do You Handle The Sacrament Bread?
terpeng posted a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
My 16 yr old DD was diagnosed with Celiac Disease last week. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (LDS) we have sacrament of bread and water each week. The bread is one small torn piece, I would say about the size of a nickel. We asked the bishop permission to subsitute gluten free bread, but were told no, but that we could do home sacrament... -
ARCHIVED How Definitive Is The Blood Test?
terpeng replied to terpeng's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Ok, I got more info from my dr appt today. I asked for a copy of my DD test results and the endomysial antibody IgA was positive. The tTG was 55 (I was told normal range was 0-3). The immunoglobulin A, Qn Serum was 151 (normal is 61-348) so that one is normal. Those were the only 3 tests done in the panel. My dr is a different one from DD but in the same... -
ARCHIVED How Definitive Is The Blood Test?
terpeng posted a topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
My 16 year old daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease last week after 3 years of unexplained seemingly random stomach pains with no other symptoms. She was given a blood test to check for celiac disease. The doctor didn't really give me any more info other than to go gluten free for the rest of her life. I suspect I have had it for years myself, undiagnosed...