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    Welcome to the forum, @leah91! Each lab uses different reference ranges for determining what negative vs. positive is for the celiac antibody blood tests since they each concoct the tests a little differently. So, in order to interpret the results you would have to know the reference range used by the lab who analyzed the blood sample. Another factor...
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    I'm beginning to wonder if Mom's of America as well as some in our forum community (including me) went off half-cocked in this matter.
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    This might be helpful: Also, do you have scores for that test from your original diagnosis for comparison? And if not evaluated by the same lab it wouldn't help anyway since different labs use different reference scales. There are no industry standards for these tests in that regard. I think the important thing here would be to look for trends over...
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    It is so borderline I would not worry about it. The DGP-IGG is a second tier test anyway and not quite as specific for celiac disease as are the IGA tests.
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    That sentence doesn't make sense grammatically so I'm sure what you are trying to say. I would assume that since the report says no follow up is needed that the test results were negative. If you have symptoms that align with celiac disease then you may have NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) which shares many of the same symptoms with celiac disease...
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    Yes. This test is also known as the EGA. You will likely be asked to have an endoscopy with biopsy of the small bowel done for confirmation. Do not begin a gluten free diet until all testing is complete.
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    @Joyes, the info you supply show your TTG-IGG a <0.8, not 15. That is well within normal range. The normal range is <15.
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    @Tracy007, we can't comment on your results unless you also include the reference ranges for negative vs. positive for the IGA and the IGG and please specify which IGA and which IGG tests were run. There are more than one of each that can be run. IGE is not a test for celiac disease but is an indicator for allergic reactions. Celiac disease is an autoimmune...
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    Gail, these kind of apps have been around for years and they have them for android phones as well. Their helpfulness depends on how well the data bases are maintained. Some of the apps actually scan the barcodes of products on the shelf to give you a report on the ingredients but more recent ingredient reporting requirements have largely made that function...
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    So, nutrition content.
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    What does "low mineral content" refer to?
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    Scott, what do you make of that? Different results because of different testing methods used?
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    She could be seronegative for celaic disease as is one of our moderators with celiac disease. More likely would be NCGS.
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    Did you mean Ileus disease? I couldn't find anything on Elias disease when I googled it.
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    So it looks like total IGA still needs to be run.
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    Testing terminology can be challenging but it looks like they did the TTG-IGA and DGP-IGA. They should have also done a "total IGA" test because if total IGA is low then it can cause false negatives in the individual IGA tests. Also, with children, because their immune systems are immature, they should also have run a TTG-IGG test. I would go back to the...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Izzysmom! The numbers you posted aren't helpful unless you also include the lab's reference ranges for negative vs. positive. There are no industry standard ranges for celiac antibody tests in place yet so each lab uses their own. Can you post back with additional info? You will likely need to do it in a new post since the time...
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    About 10% of celiacs react to the oat protein avenin like they do gluten. Can you generally eat gluten free oats otherwise without getting a reaction?
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    What is "sm"? By the way, a colonoscopy cannot be used to diagnose celaic disease. Celiac disease damages the small bowel lining. The small bowel is accessed by an endoscopy (upper GI scope).
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    "possible sm celiac disease"? Translate please. What kind of testing was done to arrive at this diagnosis?
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    Yes, when total IGA is low, other tests need to be run including DGP-IGA and DGP-IGG. Also, there is the possibility of NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) which some experts see as a pre-celiac gluten disorder, 10x more common than celiac disease, sharing many of the same symptoms with celiac disease but for which there is no testing available yet...
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    In this context, what does it mean to "proof"?
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    Welcome to the forum, @Lori from Fl! Floaters are usually caused by undigested fat/oils in stool. Have you been officially diagnosed with celiac disease? Many celiacs cannot tolerate dairy products, either the sugar lactose or the protein casein in dairy. Same with oats because of the protein avenin being so similar to gluten. You might try...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Emma S! I'm not a biochemist or a baker so forgive my ignorant questions but could you clarify somethings from your post? 1. Is this alcohol taste in the bread you speak of actually caused by alcohol or something else? It sounds like alcohol is being produced in the breadmaking process as you speak of "proofing" the bread...
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    About 10% of celiacs are also intolerant of the protein "avenin" in oats.
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