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Thanks, cyclinglady. That's encouraging to know that people can have a relatively normal life with Crohn's. I have a co-worker whose in his 50s with Crohn's. I understand he's had it most of his life. Lots of surgeries, iron infusions and ongoing pain. My GI appointment isn't for another three weeks. I had an abdominal CT scan 9 years ago for...

Hi CyclingLady: I did some research on the National Institutes of Health website. There are several clinical studies that indicate celiac patients commonly test positive on the ASCA IBD test. The title of one such study is, "Antibodies anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ASCA) do not differentiate Crohn's disease from celiac disease." Here's the...

Hello: I'm new to the forum and am trying to make sense of what exactly I have. Stool tests indicate a gluten sensitivity, as does at least one blood test. However, I recently took another IBD blood test called, "Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae" (ASCA) and both the IgG and IgA forms came back positive. According to the results, I either have Crohn...