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Christa—My E-lab results were similar to yours--positive for antigliadin IgA, tTG and casein. My GP recently diagnosed me with celiac disease based primarily on my medical history and diminishing gastro, joint, and other symptoms on the gluten-free diet. I gave him my Enterolab results and he certainly wasn’t rude although he was more interested in specific sym...

Nantzie, thanks for the links. In Googling around I noticed that the DQB1*0602 gene is also associated with MS—interesting. If you are not yet gluten-free think very carefully before skipping the biopsy. Although in my opinion Enterolab testing is reliable, I still occasionally wonder if I should have stuck it out with the gluten challenge and gone t...

Just to clarify, I am not advocating intentional cheating on the gluten-free diet. It would obviously be a relief to know that if one is “only” gluten sensitive, it wouldn’t be so imperative to worry about gluten contamination from seasonings or a stray crouton crumb in a restaurant situation; however, that doesn’t square with my own experience and judging...

Hello Lizzy, I am sorry that you are having such difficulties right now, but I am so glad you posted your message. Here is a link to a brief article about non-intestinal lymphomas and celiac disease: Open Original Shared Link I am "gluten sensitive" and apparently it is unlikely that I have the intestinal damage associated with celiac disease; however...

Hi everyone…I had an appointment with a gastro doc this morning and would like your thoughts on a comment he made. This doctor accepted my Enterolab results indicating gluten sensitivity but said that I did not need to worry about eating small amounts of gluten. He likened it to someone who is lactose intolerant but would not really be harmed by eating t...

Thanks everyone for the responses! Sorry to push this thread back up but I was away over the holiday. Cornbread, I’m glad I’m not the only one who has experienced the hand weakness scenario. I remember even as a kid that my hands took a little while to “wake up” every morning (similar to what you’ve described), but the gluten challenge really pushed it...

Hi nettie! I was gluten-free for one week, started feeling better, then had half a hamburger (with bun) last weekend "just to see". BIG mistake! I am sure that most if not all of this health stuff is related to gluten. One other thing that happened during the gluten challenge was that I woke up one morning and wasn't able to make a fist with my right hand...

Hi bluelotus--Your question is addressed in the book "Dangerous Grains" on page 32...not sure if we're allowed to quote verbatim here, but the gist of it is that leaky gut can allow bacteria to leave the intestine and cause infections in other parts of the body. Something similar happened to my dad recently--he suddenly developed a klebsiella infection...

I am female, age 34. After a lifetime of dealing with a constellation of seemingly unrelated health issues and worsening stomach/abdominal pain, I was referred to a GI for a celiac blood panel and duodenal biopsy. The panel was normal. I continued the gluten challenge I’d started prior to the scheduled biopsy and also ordered Enterolab’s celiac panel. My...