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    "As far as the neurological issues go, are those usually completely healed after a long period of no gluten, or not?" Not necessarily. Sometimes there is complete healing but often there is improvement but not complete healing. With neurological problems it is very important to include gluten-free high potency B-complex, generous amounts of D3 (up to...
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    There is no test for NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) and it shares many of the same symptoms with celiac disease. You must first get tested to rule out celiac disease. Some experts consider NCGS to be a possible precursor to celiac disease. We know much more about celiac disease than we do about NCGS and the exact immunes system pathway engaged by NCGS...
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    Plumbago makes a good point. We occasionally get forum participants who get positive tests either in the antibody testing or the biopsy, but not both for whatever reason. Two testing methods gives you more data whereas with only one, something might be missed. But if you are one of those people who get intolerably sick when going back on gluten and you have...
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    If you can find someone who will do it, yes, I would skip the antibody tests and go straight for the biopsy. We wouldn't necessarily recommend a biopsy if your antibody tests were strongly positive but your physician likely would. You only have to be on gluten for two weeks for the biopsy so that's another advantage.
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    I would suggest getting more than the tTG-IGA test ordered. It misses 20% of those of white European decent and a recent study showed it misses 80% of blacks with celiac disease (confirmed by biopsy in both race scenarios). The extra tests can often catch those who don't test positive on the tTG-IGA. But yes, the biopsy is more reliable.
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    This is what you will run into anytime you try to circumvent health insurance contracts with an offer to pay private. I think you will find that any medical establishment that contracts with third party payers, either the government or managed care, will not accept private money. That may be controlled by contractual agreements or by federal/state regulations...
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    I believe your three day interruption will not materially affect the outcome of testing. Just don't go gluten-free any longer right now until all testing is complete. I would ask the physician to run at least: 1. Total IGA, 2. tTG-IGA and 3. Deamidated gliadin peptide (DGP IgA and IgG). The EMA test would be nice to have as well but it is an expensive...
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    That looks like a good option if you only want to check for celiac genes. The way they have laid it out in table form is very simple with the last column on the right being what you really want to know. It doesn't have excessive information that can be confusing.
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    The Mayo Clinic guidelines for a pretest gluten challenge leading up to a serum antibody test are the daily consumption of two slices of wheat bread (or the equivalent) for 6-8 weeks and for the endoscoy/biopsy the same amount of gluten for two weeks. Since you have only been attempting the gluten free diet for a few days, now would be the time to put that...
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    Even better is a nutritionist who is themself a celiac or has a family member who is.
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    Dale, I understand that in the UK there is some kind of government subsidy to help offset the extra cost of gluten free food if you have an official diagnosis of celiac disease. Other than that, the antidote is the same for both NCGS and celiac disease, namely, adopting a gluten free diet for life.
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    Yes, but then there is the hotly debated question of whether or not the distillation process eliminates the gluten.
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    Thanks for the update. A very unusual set of circumstances and there would seem to be a real challenge ahead for the two of you. I am sure you have thought to yourselves that you wish the T-cell lymphoma had been caught earlier. I mean, how long has this been going on? Please keep us posted. There will be those on the forum who will lift your wife up in prayer...
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    Digestive enzymes should not affect your antibody testing. EMA is a valuable test but is an expensive one. It is not considered very sensitive but it is very specific for celiac disease. So, if you test positive for this one it pretty much removes any doubt that you have celiac disease. It is always better to get a complete celiac panel done with...
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    No, I think it's the same. Yes it is.
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    Yes it is. Yes it is.
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    Welcome to the forum, Jamie678! Many celiacs, like you described yourself three years ago, have few or no symptoms in the beginning. We call them "silent" celiacs. That usually changes as the the villi that line the small bowel become more damaged. Also, gluten is literally addicting and many experience withdrawal when trying to eliminate it from...
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    Welcome to the forum, Traci! I would suggest contacting the company that makes them and ask that question. They may ask you for UPC number and lot number on the package. A question like this has several facets: 1. Has gluten been purposely included in the product formulation? In this case it apparently has not as there is no mention of gluten...
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    You could also be reacting to some other ingredient in the premix.
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    Don't eat the food brought to office parties. Seriously, I think you have it covered. I don't know what your work setting is but when I was in my working years, the biggest challenge was trying to eat gluten free at meetings and celebrations in the corporate environment. By the way, welcome to the forum!
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    Welcome to the forum, Dale! Yes, despite negative blood antibody tests, you still could have celiac disease. 20% of whites and 80% of blacks who test positive through biopsy have a negative tTG-IGA score. Can you be more specific about what antibody tests were run by the doctor? There are a number of tests that can be run to detect celiac disease but...
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    "There are just a few conditions in adults that have been reported to have false positive anti-tTG, like primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis, cirrhosis, connective tissue disease. We found one study of anti-tTG in non-celiac children suffering from infectious disease[1]. We are reporting a first case of temporarily false positive anti-tTG in the...
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    Symptoms associated with celiac disease are quite variable, actually. GI distress is a classic symptom but there are plenty of "silent" celiacs who just don't present that way. I was one of them. Actually, what led to my celiac diagnosis 20 years ago was persistent mildly elevated liver enzymes that was otherwise an idiopathic condition. Looking back I realize...
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    adhdgi, are you consistently practicing a gluten free diet and if so, how long have you been doing so? It can take two years or longer for the small bowel villi to return to normal, even on a strict gluten free diet. Also, what vitamin and mineral supplements are you using? Many mental health struggles can be traced to deficiencies in nutrient absorption...
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