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ARCHIVED Vitamins..essential Or Not?
cy7878 replied to Rachel--24's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Have yo thought about asking your doctor to check all your vitamin levels? The problem is that there is current no standards in terms of blood work to follow people once they are diagnosed with celiac disease as I'm sure you are aware. Some people will order every test under the sun while others will wave their hands and say good luck. The problem with... -
ARCHIVED What Should I Ask To Get Done? 11-7-05
cy7878 replied to a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I would bring a copy of the latest Nation Institutes of Health Consensus Open Original Shared Link to your appointment. No where in the article will say a stool test is diagnostic for celiac disease, and it offers the lastest scientific recommendation to test for celiac disease. Believe me, an informed patient is impossible to argue against for your... -
ARCHIVED Endomysial Test (ema)
cy7878 replied to Claire's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
The endomysial is the better test to get. The reason tTG is done more often is because the lab charges twice as much for EMA than tTG ($135 vs $70 as priced by Prometheus Labs). The EMA is also more "operator dependent" meanig the results intrepretation is dependent on the lab that does them and is more difficult to do it right. As with all serological... -
ARCHIVED Endoscopy - How Many Tissue Samples Needed?
cy7878 replied to trying4faith's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
6 pieces is usually what is recommended in looking for celiac disease.