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  1. karenlynn
    My blood work is finally back and I am not positive for celiac disease, however I'm wondering if there's any indication of possible sensitivity. tTG IgA <2 (reference 0-3) Gliadin Peptide IgA 16 (reference 0-19) Gliadin Peptide IgG 2 (reference 0-19) Obviously none of my tests are positive and they didn't my total IgA levels like I had requested...
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    Thanks, everyone. The biopsy results are finally beginning to roll in and I'm feeling tremendously discouraged :-( Thus far all we have are the results of the Lactase Tissue and Sucrase Tissue tests. Surcase, Tissue: 37.0 (>=25.0) Lactase, Tissue: 18.5 (>=15.0) So from what I gather the tests are both normal. From what I can find, children usually...
  3. karenlynn
    My 2 year old underwent an endoscopy and sigmoidoscopy on Wednesday. The doctor said everything looked good, nothing to be concerned about, and we'll have to see what the pathology report says in 2 weeks. I'm curious how likely it is that she could have celiac disease with there being no visible concerns to the doctor. I'm assuming that because of her age...
  4. karenlynn
    My primary care doctor ordered a tTG IgA and a DGP IgG upon my request. I specifically requested a total IgA (technically I requested a FULL panel and specified a total IgA) , but it appears it wasn't ordered. After 2 weeks I have finally received the tTG IgA results and am still waiting on the DGP IgG results. The tTG IgA says this: Tissue Transglutaminase...
  5. karenlynn
    Thank you so much, Nicole! I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner! I really appreciate all of the articles! I'm going to begin a new thread, like you suggested. I have a few updates and other questions as well :-)
  6. karenlynn
    The primary care doctor said that a DGP IgG of 20 is nothing. He said that with celiacs they see numbers much higher than that. I asked him why her numbers were in the positive range if it isn't celiacs and he said he doesn't know. He out in a referral for the GI anyway, but he doesn't think anything will come of it. I do understand where he's coming from...
  7. karenlynn
    I definitely don't expect a diagnosis based solely on the results of the blood tests they ran. The doctor that ran the tests is her primary care so I'm not certain how well versed he is in celiac testing. We plan to go gluten free regardless of everyone's test results because I believe it's absolutely worth seeing what may or may not change on the gluten...
  8. karenlynn
    Thank you for your response! I agree that the literature seems to indicate that the likelihood is high that a positive DGP IgG is pretty reliable. I'm just anxious that the doctor won't agree to investigate any further because it was a weak positive, the other test was negative, and some of her symptoms aren't "classic" (such as the constipation instead of...
  9. karenlynn
    I'm completely overwhelmed trying to understand all of these tests/results and what the doctors are telling me. I really appreciate any help you can offer! Two of my daughters are currently undergoing testing for celiacs. My 2 year old is "failure to thrive". She's below the 3rd percentile in weight (she was 8lbs 12oz at birth), greasy and mucousy stools...
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