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Even if I am diagnosed with celiac disease by the GE/endoscopy, should I still see a neuro for the overlapping symptoms?

I'm still awaiting seeing my GE. I had a weak-positive blood test (tTG IgA=8.9 U/ml). I saw some people mentioning that their GP screened them for MS. I have a lot of symptoms consistent with MS, including Uhthoff's phenomenon. I understand these symptoms are also consistent with B12 deficiency ala celiac disease. Some studies show that people with...

People seem willing to volunteer this information, but it would be cool to have it all in one place.

You should take your supplements with a large meal. Particularly in the case of w3's, this promotes storage. You want to be as anabolic as possible. It shouldn't make a large difference, but taking them with your evening meal promotes storage since your body is repairing itself while you sleep (there is a large GH pulse). Now I have a question for...

Thanks. There are 100mcgs in my current multivitamin. I'll pick up some "sublingual" B12.

I'm scheduled to see a Gastroenterologist in 9 days. I noticed that there is a significant and unprecedented amount of numbness in my left hand. I am not on gluten-free yet for diagnostic reasons. I'm worried about permanent nerve damage from neuropathy.

Are false negatives that common on the endomysial IGA test?

According to this study, the EMA-IgA should be at least as sensitive/specific as the tTG IgA antibodies. So it's confusing that I test positive for one and negative for the other. I'll keep the nightshade vegetables idea on the backburner

Thanks Skylark. I had considered Crohn's but it's much too rare to consider at the moment. DM 1 is probably ruled out by my blood sugar test coming back normal. Autoimmune hepatitis sounds scary.

I didn't get any celiac disease specific tests other than the two I mentioned above. It was from a GP who was screening me for a variety of things. I have an appointment with a GE who will presumably run more tests. But it's been reported in the literature that tTG IgA and EMA IgA are very highly sensitive and specific for celiac disease. But if I tested...

Thanks for your reply MitziG. I agree that the positive Ttg IgA test is significant. Alone, it would strongly suggest celiac disease. However, my negative test on the Endomysial IgA is suspicious. Both tests are supposed to have very high sensitivity/specificity for celiac disease, and yet I score positive on one and negative on the other. I don't know...

Hey everyone, first time poster. I went in to the doc for chronic diarrhea and bloating. She ordered blood tests. My other symptoms include chronic fatigue and joint pain. My TTG IgA came back 8.9 U/ml, a weak positive. A negative on their chart is < 4 U/ml. A positive is > 10 U/ml.I scored negative on the "ENDOMYSIAL IgA" at < 1:10. I haven...