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Thank you Mushroom and Carecare. Initially I was in a bit of denial because I lost confidence in my Pediatrician after she greeted me with "How's the gluten free diet going?" and I had to reply "You haven't given me the results yet." Tests done in July and follow-up appointment was October. Furthermore, she wouldn't give me a referral letter or results...

Update: my son has been gluten-free for two weeks and did his first normal coloured, firm poo ever today. He even did it on the toilet and not in his pants which is a major breakthrough. My husband and I went gluten-free with my son. Last Wednesday I ate gluten at a funeral in the belief that I am not coeliac but the next day I had two major bouts of...

Thanks Mushroom. I will cut and paste that list onto my pc. I have looked at the serolgy results again and there are numbers in brackets that I am wondering if they are the normal range. It reads Gliadin IgA Abs 3 U/mL (0-20) tTG IgA/IgG *41 U/mL (0-24) I definitely do not have the peptide one or the total serology one.

Thanks Sylvia. The only tests the Dr ran were coeliac serology (results listed above), HLA DR & DQ Association (results listed above), a faeces examination, and faecal occult blood which was negative. What other tests make up the full panel? I am really confused now and looking forward to finding a new paediatrician when we move. I do not know the...

Hi. I am a newbie but everyone on this forum seems so friendly I thought I would ask for help. My 3 y.o. son (a non-identical twin) has always had GI issues. The paediatrician ran a series of tests and has diagnosed my son as coeliac off the back of these. I refused a biopsy and she said "I believe it would come back positive anyway." I am after a second...