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    Why would he suggest I continue a gluten free diet? Probably just to see how I feel. I intimated that I thought maybe it helped improve my exercise tolerance. Also, there remains no verifiable cause for my tendency towards iron deficiency. Was I eating gluten free prior to the test? On most days, yes. For training purposes, I don't consume large amounts...
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    OK, so there's a lot here to digest (no pun intended). When I said I have a tendency to get sick, I meant illnesses like the common cold. When I was younger, during grade school and college, I had frequent sinus infections. Younger than that, I had frequent ear infections. When I first sought medical treatment last summer for fatigue, I did not have...
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    Thanks for the responses. I was just curious what it meant. I'm glad that shouldn't invalidate my tests. Though based on what I read, it seems my lower than normal IgA levels could explain why i tend to easily get sick. Regardless, I don't want more blood work. I've had more blood work in the past year for my iron levels than all the rest of my life combined...
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    My test results from Kaiser Permanente finally posted to my account. Specific numbers aren't provided for 2 out of 3 tests. They just say "negative." My question is -- what is IGA and why would my result be so far outside the standard range? Name Standard range My result on 7/7/14 GLIADIN IGA NEG UNITS NEGATIVE... IGA 70-400 MG/DL 39 ...
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    My doctor said my test results don't show evidence of gluten antibodies, which is good. My health insurance is through Kaiser Permanente and normally I can see my test results by logging into my account online, but these aren't showing. Therefore, I don't know the exact results or what was tested. He said my results do not preclude a gluten sensitivity and...
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    If the blood test is positive, what is the purpose of the biopsy? Is it just to confirm the diagnosis? If my blood tests return positive and with my history of unexplained iron deficiency, I would think that'd be enough. If I were a pre-menopausal woman, it'd be different. Menstruation can easily lead to anemia. As a man, I don't menstruate. i'm not losing...
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    I'm not sure if I was eating that much gluten. I didn't eat much bread, pasta or cereal in the days immediately preceding my blood test. That's because there was one recent 3 day stretch where I did and I ended up with substantial bowel disturbance. It was the first time I had ever correlated the 2 events. I've known since last year that celiacs should be...
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    That's interesting, Laura. I did not know of the concept of the "silent celiac." I realize my circumstance is unusual. The 65mg of elemental iron I must take is 6 times the recommended intake for a male my age. That's in addition to whatever iron I consume in my diet. I've tracked my dietary iron intake and, theoretically, I should get more than enough...
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    Thanks for the replies. I was looking over the symptoms that gluten-free Lover posted and there is one other data point that might be relevant. I've had a very large drop in my cholesterol. In 2007, my cholesterol was 192 with an HDL of 55. Last year, my cholesterol was 127 with an HDL of 41. I thought that drop was unusual at the time and I raised the...
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    Last summer, it was discovered I had developed an anemia. Initially, my doctor framed the situation in grim terms -- I was a young male with anemia and anemia in young men is rare. I eat a regular diet and had not recently donated or lost any blood. He sent me to a hematologist who works in oncology. The hematologist reviewed my blood work and ordered iron...
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