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what she said! thanks! (i didn't say celiac's don't have antibodies, i said that just because you have antibodies to gluten, doesn't mean you have celiac disease.)

celiac does not produce the gluten antibodies. 2 of my children have gluten antibodies, yet (according to the specialist) do not have celiac disease. your plasma cells (derived from B lymphocytes) make antibodies to certain foods. IF it attacks the intestines, it is called celiac disease. if it attacks other organs, it's called "non celiac gluten sensitivity...

my whole family just did the stool testing at EnteroLab. we got tested for gluten antibodies, tissue damage, nutrient malabsorption, as well as multiple food sensitivities. VERY sensitive tests!!!

i know, but her other results were the same, so i thought it might be the same. but just in case it wasn't, i put the reference range in.

ncgi is quite serious, as the gluten antibodies can attack other organs in the body. so, we got the results of jeanna's blood tests back. her ttg igg after 2 weeks on gluten was a weak positive (9), but after 4 more weeks, was a positive (12). so the doctor said that she has celiac disease. remember that she was about 90% glutenfree for 4 1/2 yr prior...

wait! i just looked at my daughter's results and reference ranges, and noticed that you had a 4 on the ttg iga? the reference range is 0-3. ttg is an enzyme found IN your intestinal cells. when gluten antibodies attack your intestines, the ttg comes out, and you form antibodies against it. those ttg antibodies can then go through your blood and attack other...

my daughter tested negative on the whole panel, except tTG IgG. she was a mild positive (9) after 2 weeks on gluten, and a positive (12) after 6 more weeks on gluten, so the doctor said he thinks she has celiac disease. i read that 70% of full-blown celiacs will test negative on the panel, but almost 100% test positive on stool testing from EnteroLab....

food allergies (IgE mediated) as well as food sensitivies (IgG mediated) can cause postnasal drip. dairy is very inflammatory, regardless if people have senstivies to it or not. my daughter got postnasal drip and then asthma from dairy. after i pulled it out of her diet for 1 yr, she can now eat it, in limited quantities.

we all have the genetics for celiac disease. me, her, and the youngest daughter are DQ2 heterozygous. hubby is DQ8 heterozygous. son is DQ2-,DQ8-, but carries an uncommon allele.

wow!!!! GREAT article! thanks!!!!

they originally did the whole panel, and everything came out negative, with a total igA being normal. but, when i called the office yesterday, it seems they ordered the wrong test!!!!! they ordered the ttg igA, which was always negative. they were suppose to order the igG, to compare the results to last time! so i called the lab, told them about the mistake...

my daughter had a blood TTG of 9. (reference range was normal- 0-3, mild positive 4-9, positive 10.) this was after being on gluten for only 2 weeks (she's been about 80%gluten-free for the last 4 years). the pedi gi specialist said that he wanted to redo the test after a full 8 weeks on gluten to see if the numbers go up. if they do, she most likely has...

oh honey, that sounds horrible! if you had ttg, though, you already KNOW you have tissue damage... enough to create an autoimmune response within yourself, whereby your antibodies are attacking your intestines (and God knows what other body organs!) and i agree that it is not your fault they didn't sedate you correctly. and i agree with nvsmom... nobody needs...

thank you SO much!!! and btw, she had a fasting/tolerance glucose test and she does not have diabetes. dairy intolerance huh? so should i test her stool for dairy antibodies also? i was just going to do gluten. but will add in dairy if i get more answers to the puzzle. you are SO much help to me... thank you so much!!!!

wow! thank you so much!!! i've never heard of the dcp test. must go look into this. i don't think it's part of the celiac panel that my pedi runs. darn! anyway, what are other causes of ttg igG being high? my oldest daughter has negative everything on the panel, but positive ttg IgG. since she has been very gluten-reduced for 3 years, and only ate gluten...