ConfusedInKC
-
Posts
4 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Blogs
Latest Celiac Disease News & Research:
Everything posted by ConfusedInKC
-
ARCHIVED Questioning Results...where Do I Go From Here?
ConfusedInKC replied to ConfusedInKC's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I hadn't gone gluten-free, but I had started to decrease the amount. My mom had commented to me that it had helped her, so I'd say that I had cut about 50% of the gluten out before I was tested. I don't know how much that could have affected my results. -
ARCHIVED Questioning Results...where Do I Go From Here?
ConfusedInKC replied to ConfusedInKC's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I want to clarify something. I have had more than a few people look at me like I am a nut, but I also realize that I have done a pretty good job at hiding my stomach problems from them. My concern at this point is what to do with my children. I don't know if I should go ahead and remove gluten from their diets too, just as a precaution. Pretty much everyone... -
ARCHIVED Questioning Results...where Do I Go From Here?
ConfusedInKC replied to ConfusedInKC's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Celiac Panel Transglutaminase Ab IgA Result: .8 Reference Range: <4.0 U/mL Reticulin Ab-Negative Endomysial Abs, S - Negative Anti-Gliad IgA, Deamidated Result: 5 Reference Range: <20 units Anti-Gliad IgG, Deamidated Result: 6 Reference Range: <20 Units Upper Endoscopy - Dr's report noted in antrium, mild patchy inflammation... -
ARCHIVED Questioning Results...where Do I Go From Here?
ConfusedInKC posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
In diagnosing celiac disease, how important is it that they run total IgA? All my bloodwork had negative results, but they didn't test my total IgA. Question two - the lab report from my biopsy mentioned nothing about the Marsh system and I can't help but wonder how reliable the result is. The evaluation was little more than a sentence and didn't seem...