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ARCHIVED Test results: TTG v. Gluten Gene
Glutensensitivegirl replied to Glutensensitivegirl's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Interesting, b/c the protocol my 'functional medicine' doc (again, who is also an MD)...was no gluten, fish oil, HCL betaine (As you mention above), kaprex ai, vitamin D, folic acid, b vitamins (b12?), probiotics, fiber... -
ARCHIVED Test results: TTG v. Gluten Gene
Glutensensitivegirl replied to Glutensensitivegirl's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks. I do not notice a difference w/ the diet specifically. My functional medicine doctor is actually an MD....she just doesn't take insurance, and my normal University hospitals labs did the testing originally; then my regular PCP readministered the TTG IgA test. He also did a TTG AB IgG that was negative. Her protocol was all about 'inflammation... -
ARCHIVED Test results: TTG v. Gluten Gene
Glutensensitivegirl replied to Glutensensitivegirl's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
So would DQ2 and DQ8 as negative be enough to not pursue a gluten free diet? Are those the only genetic tests for celiac? Would a visit to a rhematologist be better in this situation than seeing a gastro? My appendix also burst this fall out of nowhere and have had other issues so I'm trying to control my medical costs by going to as few 'ologists' as possible... -
ARCHIVED Test results: TTG v. Gluten Gene
Glutensensitivegirl posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I have struggled with 'bowel issues' for a long time, colonoscopies have only elicited a diagnosis of IBS. Several years ago I went to a funcitonal medicine doctor who noted that I had 'a reaction' to gluten w/ some elevated bloodwork and recommended I not eat gluten. After 18 months, these markers decreased. Fast forward a few years later (and a few bowls...