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ARCHIVED Stuck Without Diagnosis
Reena replied to Reena's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thank you for suggesting this. I have been thinking about it and I think genetic testing is a good option for me. If I do have an HLA type that is associated with Celiac, then along with my response on the diet I would be convinced enough to diagnose myself. If the test is negative, then a diagnosis by conventional tests I think would be less likely, and... -
ARCHIVED Stuck Without Diagnosis
Reena replied to Reena's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi powerofpositivethinking. Yes, you are right that I was almost completely off of gluten for 4 months before the blood test (consuming only few bites of bread once a week). I had the same confusion as you as to what type of test this was. It was listed on the blood work results exactly as I have noted it. anti-TTG+DGP (IgA+IgG) 0.61 U/ml... -
ARCHIVED Stuck Without Diagnosis
Reena replied to Reena's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thank you Marilyn R and mamaw for your support. You are so right, it is not necessary to have a medical confirmation to be able to do what is the best for one's health. I have never been that keen on the established medical philosophy anyway. The only thing I wonder about is having them take seriously the need for gluten-free medications, etc. in the future... -
ARCHIVED Stuck Without Diagnosis
Reena posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hello all, I have to say up-front a big thank you to all of you dedicated and sincere people from whom I have learned a lot over the past few weeks. I decided it is time to share my story and to ask what you may think about where I might go from here. Gluten was not even on my radar a few months ago, but now learning all I can about celiac disease, NCGI...