Okay, so I am just now researching this, but three months ago my doctor diagnosed me with Celiac. I immediately went off gluten. Now I am questioning...
I don't have classic gut issues, except on very rare occasions. I mainly have hormone imbalances (estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid), severe migraine headaches, lots of pelvic pain, tiredness, etc. In a panel that tested for a lot of other things my doctor pointed out the following:
Gliadin Antibody, IgA - 19
Gliadin antibody,IgG - 54
Tissue Transglutaminase antibody, IgA - 36
tTG, IgG - 7
I also have insulin resistance, Lots of inflammation (Lp-PLA - 244, hs-CRP - 1.4), and low Iron (Ferritin - 10)
She didn't say anything about a biopsy, and at 3 months gluten-free, I don't suppose I could have a biopsy without a gluten challenge. Are the numbers high enough to be Celiac without a biopsy?
I just don't want to go down the road of thinking this is causing all my problems, only to discover no change and years down the road try to figure what really is the source.
She felt that the reason why I was having such hormonal issues was the Celiac was blocking my absorption of the hormones. This was also causing the insulin resistance. Does that sound reasonable?
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Okay, so I am just now researching this, but three months ago my doctor diagnosed me with Celiac. I immediately went off gluten. Now I am questioning...
I don't have classic gut issues, except on very rare occasions. I mainly have hormone imbalances (estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid), severe migraine headaches, lots of pelvic pain, tiredness, etc. In a panel that tested for a lot of other things my doctor pointed out the following:
Gliadin Antibody, IgA - 19
Gliadin antibody,IgG - 54
Tissue Transglutaminase antibody, IgA - 36
tTG, IgG - 7
I also have insulin resistance, Lots of inflammation (Lp-PLA - 244, hs-CRP - 1.4), and low Iron (Ferritin - 10)
She didn't say anything about a biopsy, and at 3 months gluten-free, I don't suppose I could have a biopsy without a gluten challenge. Are the numbers high enough to be Celiac without a biopsy?
I just don't want to go down the road of thinking this is causing all my problems, only to discover no change and years down the road try to figure what really is the source.
She felt that the reason why I was having such hormonal issues was the Celiac was blocking my absorption of the hormones. This was also causing the insulin resistance. Does that sound reasonable?
Thanks!