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  1. trents
    Welcome to the forum, @ghostie! Are you on psych meds for your mental health issues? I heartily agree with your dad's suggestion to seek out counseling. You have a lot of issues going on that I doubt anyone would be able to successfully cope with apart from professional help. I would also suggest you connect with a dietician to help you address...
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    I certainly was paying attention to everything you posted but apparently the formatting and the terminology deployed is unusual and not what we are used to seeing on this forum. It was very confusing to me and I'm sorry for the confusion it all caused in our interaction. But, if you go back and read my several posts you will see that I agree with RMJ that...
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    Yes, missed that. But still, no TTG-IGA? No total IGA? Who ordered these tests anyway? Doesn't seem like they know what they are doing. At a bare minimum, an initial celiac blood antibody testing panel should include a test for total IGA to check for IGA deficiency and the TTG-IGA test. The normal protocol is that if the TTG-IGA is negative but total...
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    Is this the first round of antibody testing you have had done? Have you already had any IGA antibody testing done? The reason I ask is from the statement found in your lab report from your second post: "Low IgA antibody levels suspected. Tissue transglutaminase, IgG and deamidated gliadin peptide, IgG tests to follow." But I see no IGA test...
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    Welcome to the forum! We cannot comment on your test scores unless you also include the reference ranges for negative vs. positive on each test used by the particular laboratory doing the analysis. Each lab concocts its own test and uses different parameters so the ranges the use for reference vary. There is no industry standard. Please repost and add...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Jelly bean! You are not alone! Many in the celiac community go through what you are going through. Much of their reaction is born of ignorance and it might help to gently and patiently educate them as to the nature of the disease. It is an autoimmune disorder which means the consumption of gluten causes the body to attack its own...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Rosyjo11! So, for the sake of clarity, you have never been officially diagnosed with celiac disease. Correct? If so, has it occurred to you that you may have been dealing with NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) as opposed to celiac disease? They share many of the same symptoms but NCGS does not damage the lining of the small...
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    Welcome to the forum, @JamiL05! The way you formatted your lab results in your above posts makes it difficult to decipher. Is that how it was given to you or did the formatting get scrambled because you were trying to post the info with a smart phone? Taking a wild guess, it looks like the first post is giving a total IGA score, the second a TTG...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Logmart3! There is something called gluten withdrawal that some people experience during the first few weeks after going gluten free. Believe it or not, gluten has addictive properties similar to opiates. Also, it is well-known that celiac disease can cause neurological problems and some of your symptoms sound like they could...
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    I realize I am responding to an old post here but this doesn't make any sense. You can't have give up lactose while at the same time "continued to consume cows milk even more than before". Lactose is the sugar component of cow's milk. Unless you treat it with Lactaid or buy it already treated (and the poster makes no mention of doing so) you are just consuming...
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    Lori, elevated liver enzymes was what led eventually to my celiac diagnosis. This is experienced in about 20% of those with celiac disease but most general medicine doctors would not know that. It is not a "classic" celiac disease symptom and most GPs are not trained beyond an awareness of the classic GI symptoms along with maybe anemia and osteoporosis....
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    Lori, I suppose it is true that a weak positive antibody test score makes it less certain that it could be celiac disease and more likely something else. But because you are IGA deficient, the water is a little muddied in that regard. You will likely have some more definitive answers soon after your procedure on Monday, probably within a week or two. But...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Nora Sofian! None of the test results you listed are positive and you are not IGA deficient. Unfortunately, being gluten free for so long and then returning to gluten consumption for only 10 days may have rendered the testing invalid. Current guidelines for the "gluten challenge" after three months of being gluten free are...
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    Welcome to the forum, @lorishaw! One factor you are likely not aware of is that your low Immunoglobulin A (IgA) (what we typically refer to as "total IGA") would cause the TTG-IGA test score to be artificially low. Low total IGA (or IGA deficiency) suppresses individual IGA test scores. It is not itself an antibody test for celiac disease but if it is...
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    Thanks for this input and the link, RMJ. As I said some time ago in this discussion, I fear the celiac community may have gone off half-cocked in their reaction to these claims. Having said that, I still think random, unannounced drop in testing added to the mix of protocols would be a good idea.
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    Yes, I think it could or at least account for some of the problems you are experiencing. You report a positive change already in stool consistency with just a short trial of gluten free eating. There are also third party celiac disease test kits that you can purchase for around $100 USD.
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    When a doctor isn't listening to their patient it's time to look for another doctor.
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    Welcome to the forum @Mizzpan! When you say your bloodwork had elevated results, exactly what blood values were elevated? Have you specifically had celiac blood antibody tests done? There are specific blood tests done to check for celiac disease that are not part of a CBC or CMP. If you will be tested for celiac disease you must not begin a gluten free...
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    Welcome to the forum, Staci19! If you are willing to cook your own food, eating well and eating gluten free does not need to be expensive. Don't spend money on processed, prepackaged gluten free foods. Focus on fresh meat, fresh vegetables and fruit. Focus on cooking fresh and cooking simple. Calories can be had via potatoes and rice, seeds and nuts...
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    It might be a good time to throw this article in as it covers a lot of unexpected sources of gluten exposure:
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    Well then, I would conclude you do have celiac disease. You have classic symptoms, a positive antibody test result and improved symptoms when gluten is withdrawn. But unless you are willing to embark on a "gluten challenge" you may have to live with that as an unofficial diagnosis. Many people have difficulty staying on the gluten free bandwagon without one...
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    So, I assume your symptoms have improved since reducing your gluten intake. Is this correct?
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    Unfortunately, you may have sabotaged your testing by reducing your gluten intake in the month before the testing blood draw was done. You do have one positive result from the testing, however, and that is for the Deamidated Gliadin Abs, IgA which certainly could indicate you have celiac disease. And it only takes one positive test. They don't all have to...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Chrisusa! We can't answer your question unless you also supply us with the ranges used by the lab for negative vs. positive. There are no industry standards for these things. Each lab develops there own tests and uses different scales. All you have given us are your raw scores. You will not be able to edit your original post...
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    Until later, Jim. You have a great weekend as well.
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