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  1. trents
    Looks like the doc only ordered the tTG-IGA.
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    Young children's immune systems are immature and may not react antibody wise as that of adults. I agree with knitty kitty that you should trial the gluten free diet for your daughter but just beware that if she ever did go for more testing, either serologic or the endoscopy/biopsy, she would need to go back on gluten for at least 2 weeks (biopsy method...
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    Link please.
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    I have. For me, I'm not sure it has made any difference but in all honesty I'm not sure I have given it a fair chance. It can be hard to tell whether or not it is effective since in almost every potential cross contamination situation you can't be sure if cross contamination actually happened. Once when eating at an Asian restaurant I took it before taking...
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    TSH is thyroid hormone levels. Serum refers to things that are in the blood. Folate is also known as folic acid. It works closely with the B-vitamin group. Maintaining adequate folate is especially important for women in their child bearing years. Low folate levels can result in birth defects, particularly those that have to do with brain and spinal...
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    Why are people bullying you? Why do you think a different college would change the way teachers and students treat you? So, you bought this essay on mental health. Are you yourself struggling with mental health issues? Are you currently receiving counseling?
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    You may have NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) rather than celiac disease. The two share a lot of the same symptoms but NCGS does not damage the lining of the small bowel and therefore does not produce antibodies. There is not a test for NCGS and it is 10-12x more common than celiac disease. A diagnosis of NCGS is arrived at by first testing for and ruling...
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    persianp, If you mean you total IGA when you say your doctor said you aren't making any IGA antibodies then that certainly explains why the tTG-IGA is negative. The next stage of diagnosis will likely be an endoscopy/biopsy. I'm guessing the GI doc will want to do that.
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    It should be safe from a gluten standpoint.
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    Patrice, How long had you been off gluten before the test?
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    Your physician ordered the most common lab test for detecting antibodies produced by celiac disease. The antibodies are an indication that gluten is causing inflammation in the lining of the small bowel. The test he/she ran is abbreviated tTG-IGA. The tTG-IGA test is considered to combine good sensitivity with good specificity when checking for celiac-related...
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    Copy and paste it into your word processor and then print it.
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    You "bought" and essay and turned it in as your own work?
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    It is seldom the case where you have deficiency in just one B vitamin. The exception to that might be something like pernicious anemia. Folate supplementation can mask B12 deficiency.
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    If you will review the information on serum testing for celiac disease that I provided in my first response to your original post you will see that the tTG-IGA test can be result in a false negative when total IGA scores are low. That is the value of running a full celiac panel and not just the tTG-IGA. Again, since you are unable to provide any specifics...
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    My concern is that if you don't commit to a hard gluten challenge before testing that your tests will be negative and you will be in a bigger quandary, an exacerbated state of limbo, than you are now. Yet, every time you give into yourself for a gluten indulgence you are, if you have celiac disease, rekindling the fires of inflammation that are damaging your...
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    It would be hard to know whether the pooch's personality resulted in the frequent change of address or vice versa, or some of both. We had to give back a dog we adopted some years ago that was a nervous wreck. He pooped on the floor frequently. We got him to be a companion to our existing dog but it did not work out.
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    Cute dog in your avatar. What breed?
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    I was thinking of the casein. Lactose intolerance usually causes diarrhea not nausea. This might be helpful to run down some of the foods that he might be reacting to:
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    Your testing would likely be compromised by a diet with only occasional gluten exposure. But why do you need to be tested? You either have celiac disease or NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity), there being no tests for the latter at this point. The two share many common symptoms and the antidote is the same. Do you need an official dx in order to be...
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    It is also possible he has other food intolerances besides gluten. Dairy, eggs, corn, and nuts are common co-intolerances that are develop in those who have celiac disease.
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    A biopsy for what? Celiac disease or Lyme disease? If celiac disease, I hope you haven't already started the gluten free diet because of so it will likely render the biopsy useless.
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    The one possible flag I see in that ingredient list is "starch". It doesn't say what is the source of the starch. It could be corn or potato but it could also be wheat. You need to contact the manufacturer and find out what the starch comes from.
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    I would get checked for anemia again. You may not be assimilating B12 well due to lack of "intrinsic factor and this is necessary, in turn, for assimilating iron well . Look up "pernicious anemia".
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    Well, as embarrassing as it is, at least your 18 year-old son will take celiac disease seriously if he ever develops it. But your reaction sounds a lot like mine when I get glutened. Intractable vomiting and excruciating abdominal cramping for 3 hours followed by several hours of diarrhea and being wiped out for 24 hours. During the cramping, I tool am laying...
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