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Well I got my results back yesterday and the antibody test (IgA and IgG) showed <1.2 and I believe the normal range on these are <4.0 and <6.0. So the antibody test showed that i do not have celiac....but my mother is still convinced that I do and the doctor wants to do an endoscopy and colonoscopy to confirm. However, it does show that my thyroid...

Thank you everyone! I really appreciate the support! I made a doctors appointment for this Thursday and from all of your posts I feel confident that I can take my research and your answers to the doctor and if they don't want to do the tests, I'll go to a different doctor. I have not been as strict as I probably should be with the gluten...I really didn...

Another symptom is the mental fog or almost short-term memory loss. Its almost like I lose track of the day because I can't remember what I did or it feels like what I did was so long ago. My husband tell me its almost like I "blackout" several times a day and my brain is so foggy that I have trouble remembering and concentrating. This symptom has come...

I am 30 years old with a family history (maternal grandmother, mother and maternal aunt) of celiac disease. I have not been tested because any doctor I have gone to will not test me for it. I have many symptoms associated with celiac and have pretty much self-diagnosed. However, some of these symptoms are getting pretty scary. My list of symptoms are as...