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    "This gluten problem is, apparently, mostly a female issue, as well, 2 to 1 female. The medical establishment does not put an equal amount of resources into female medicine as it does to men's medicine, no matter how far we've come." PlanetJanet, while it is true that more women than men are diagnosed with celiac disease, it may not be true that it...
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    BadHobit, did you know that 40% of the general population has one or more of the genes that have been associated with the development of celiac disease? But only about 1% of the population actually develops celiac disease. So, the gene test can legitimately be used to rule out celiac disease but not to confirm it.
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    Not that long. More recent guidelines are saying at least 10g of gluten (equivalent of 4-6 slices of wheat bread) for at least two weeks before either the blood draw or the biopsy. However, just to be sure I would extend that to 4 weeks.
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    Were there any other tests besides the EMA run for celiac disease? If not, you should request them. At minimum, "total IGA" and "tTG-IGA" should be ordered. A more complete celiac panel would also include the DGP-IGA, DGP-IGG and TTG-IGG. And very importantly, you should not have been reducing gluten consumption in the weeks/months leading up to the testing...
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    Have you been diagnosed with celiac disease or are you looking into it?
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    Welcome to the forum, @Toaster! EMA is a celiac disease specific antibody test. It was one of the first antibody tests developed for celiac disease but it has fallen out of favor in recent years. It is an excellent test but expensive to administer as it requires the use of animal organ tissue (esophagus I think) in order to be run. Since then, a less...
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    I found a lot of stuff on Amazon when I searched for, "Gluten free Christmas cookies".
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    Welcome to the forum, @warren031945! Use the search tool in the upper right corner of this forum page to find articles addressing your needs. I know there have been articles done on celiac.com dealing with the question of gluten-free cheeses and candies. Whether or not you could find something already put together in one place that is gluten free is...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Rcnc63! Well, celiac and gluten go together. Celiac disease is an autoimmune reaction triggered by the ingestion of gluten that damages the lining of the small bowel. Gluten is a protein found in three grains: wheat, barley and rye. So, for starters, bread and pasta are out. Focus on fresh meat, vegetables and fruits and cooking...
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    Probably NCGS then and there is also the possibility of an H. Pylori infection.
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    Yes, but it does say it is wheat free. So, if it does contain gluten, it would must have come into contact with barley or rye somehow which isn't very likely. I think a lot of companies with products like this aren't willing to claim gluten free status because they don't want to got through the expense of testing and/or incur the liability risk if some customer...
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    I wonder that as well!
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    I would not think abstaining from commercially processed food would have any effect on dermatitis herpetiformis. What can help with dermatitis herpetiformis is reducing iodine in your diet and, of course, you must completely abstain from gluten. Many who suffer from dermatitis herpetiformis cannot find relief until they get on a med called Dapsone....
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    When you had the blood draw done for the antibody testing, had you already been practicing a gluten free diet? If so, that would also sabotage the results of the tTG-IGA.
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    Welcome to the forum, @Alibee! The Tissue Transglutaminase Ab IgA (aka, tTG-IGA) is a blood antibody test designed to detect the antibodies produced by celiac disease. It is the most popular single test ordered by physicians for this purpose but there are several others that could have been ordered. This test was negative in your case. The Immunoglobin...
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    Take a look at this: https://www.amazon.ca/Soy-Flour-32-oz-OliveNation/dp/B075SY4GZD/ The description says it is processed in a facility that also processes nuts and soy. But it does not mention processing wheat.
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrin_glue From what I can tell, all ingredients seem to be of animal origin. The article does indicate the exact composition varies from manufacturer to manufacturer so to get a more precise answer you would likely need to find out who manufactured the fibrin in question and contact them.
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    https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/immunoglobulin-test https://labs.selfdecode.com/blog/high-iga/ I think for total IGA to be elevated to the point of being out of normal range there would need to be some chronic inflammation or infection happening, not just a short term event. As I said, I would visit with your doctor over this and I would ask...
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    I've never heard it said that celiac disease is a connective tissue disease. It is an autoimmune disorder that (classically) attacks the lining of the small bowel but we now know it can manifest in other body systems. It is also true that autoimmune disorders tend to cluster. That is, when you have one you often develop others.
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    So, it sounds like you may have already been avoiding gluten before the blood draw was done for the antibody testing. Is this correct?
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    Welcome to the forum, @Travel Celiac! The high total IGA does not indicate that your celiac disease is actively flaring up. Total IGA is not a test for celiac disease per se but rather is test given to determine if you are IGA deficient, which you are not. IGA deficient people will experience artificially low individual IGA antibody tests such as the...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Kipman! When you say your Iga is low I assume you are referring to total IGA. Can you confirm this? If so, the antibody test score for the transglutaminase iga (what we generally refer to as tTG-IGA) test score cannot be trusted. Low total IGA (i.e., being "IGA deficient) will drive down the scores in the tTG-IGA test and can cause...
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    Being gluten free for two weeks prior to testing can make a difference in the test results if the score is borderline.
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    Ichthus is the Greek word (using English letters) for fish. The letters in the actual Greek word form an acronym that come from the first letters in the Greek words for "Jesus", "God's Son," "Savior". Now, back to your family's denial of your celiac disease, I think you can relate to this:
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    Prolonged dehydration can cause kidney damage. How long has this been going on? Are you have diarrhea also? That's what the dyclomine is for I think.
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