TonyDexter

gluten- soy- and dairy- free kind of looks like a low FODMAPs diet. Coffee can cause a number of issues, I personally got rid of it since I was feeling it was behind my gastritis problems. Whats the deal with chocolate though?

I'm not a doctor or in anyway good at understanding celiac disease, but this is the first time I see somebody differentiate between the genes as major and not major. Every other source I have seen thus far treats them equally, and says celiacs in 95% cases have at least one. So even if both genes test negatively, there is still a chance. Anyway, have...

Thanks, I didn't know that. I think this idea kind of explains the source of some miscommunication at least in this thead. Using the smoking analogy: Lets suppose there is a genetic condition, which causes people to have an autoimmune reaction to smoking. The reaction is delayed or hidden (or both), and can be hard to pair up with smoking itself, but...

a nearby topic has an interesting post His test results are: IgA 91 - 414 mg/dL 80 Tis Transglutaminase IgA 0 - 3 U/mL <2 And later in the thread other people agreed with this line of thinking. So I'm pretty new here, but if I understand this correctly, overall IgA levels influence the TTG IgA levels. Which essentially means: if...

though technically you are right (and assuming we are talking integer numbers, and assuming the opening post (or his source) did his job right not to confuse <= and <, which happens all the time), the situation is a bit more complex if you look at it from the probability theory perspective. Because of natural variation, a single numerical test that...

thanks. I don't put on any wait regardless of what I eat (at least there is some good in this condition), so if there is no difference from a medical perspective, what the hell?

ok, thanks for your input everyone. Looks like celiac disease is a viable candidate. I was wondering though, while I'm still eating gluten, does it make any difference if I eat like a tiny amount or just let it loose and load up with those delicious poisons possibly for the years to come? I mean life-long diet sounds like a really long term. p.s. this...

Hello, I am Tony, 34yo. In my time I have had plenty of encounters wih doctors, but none ever suggested celiac disease. After researching extensively I'm suspicious I might have it, but before I go out to see a doctor (again!..) I'd like to share my concerns with you guys hoping you'll help me understand how strongly my symptoms match the pattern. So, the...