ladyhutch

Dr said on his inspection of her duodenum, she definitely has celiac, there is inflammation, but mild. We see the nutritionist on June 5, but he said we can go ahead and start going gluten free now. Said this will give us a little time to clean out the kitchen, replace utensils, and ease into the new diet. By the time we see the nutritionist, we'll have some...

Definitely a temptation =) They love to eat his food. I'll pitch the colanders too then. No biggy there. We don't have a toaster so I'm good. What about staples to buy? Also, we have pets...Do I need to take care she not feed them or touch their foods?

I already have her brother scheduled for the blood test on Tuesday. Her dad got his Wednesday and her mom has been informed she needs to get tested. I'm not testing my son (her half brother) unless dad comes back positive. I'm pretty confident I don't have it (i'm just step mom). I am really hoping to see a turn around for her. She is a good kid...

Hi All -- First off, thank you all for your information and support. I appreciate it. Since it is pretty evident my stepdaughter has celiac disease, it looks like we will be going gluten free sometime in the next week or so. We are only waiting for her biopsy to be performed on Monday. I need tips on getting any contamination out of the home....

I already suggested she make an account and check out the teen forum for support. I'm investigating recipes. I was a restaurant chef for 8 years of my life so I think I'll do ok. I'm gonna set us all gluten-free for the time being so I don't have to worry about cross contamination. It certainly won't hurt anyone in my household to go gluten-free except the...

Thanks everyone. The GI did indeed schedule an endoscopy for Monday, with her ttg level where it is, he wants to get a look in there. He is confident celiac is the cause, and scheduled us to see the nutritionist as well to get her started on the gluten-free diet as soon as her endoscopy is done. I forgot to ask about the DGP when I was there. I'll...

Well, I truly hope she finds some relief and soon. Its been a hard road. We are about to go see the gastro today. I pray he will get this ball rolling quickly.

Thank you for your answer. It is actually my stepdaughter's test results. I probably should have made that more clear. She is 16 and has many symptoms...They did not run a DGP, but we see the gastroenterologist tomorrow. Should I request one? I'm highly ashamed to say for a long time we did not believe her, as she had a long record of wanting to not go...

Can you help me interpret these results? I specifically want to know if they are very indicitive of celiac, or moderately...what is normal vs. what is seen? ttg AB IgA >100 H out of range IgA Serum 96 Endomysial Antibody Titer 1:160 H out of range Thanks