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ARCHIVED Skin-prick Test - Can It Diagnose A Wheat Allergy?
jayhawkmom replied to a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Very well could be. My daughter has a gluten intolerance but also has a true wheat allergy, as determined by skin prick and RAST testing. The two can occur together, but really have no relationship. Whether or not she was determined to be Gluten Intolerant, the wheat allergy alone was enough to say NO WHEAT. Is she planning to be further tested for Celiac... -
ARCHIVED Where Do I Start?
jayhawkmom replied to mskelly's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Yes, they have different scales. That's why I mentioned that "the specific lab we went through" had X as normal. I had done research prior to obtaining the actual results, so I knew to make sure to ask what "normal" actually was. I don't know why there isn't a universal scale out there, though! -
ARCHIVED Where Do I Start?
jayhawkmom replied to mskelly's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi mskelly. Fancy meeting you here. =) The people here are so much more knowledgable than I am. I so frustrated, confused, and upset about this whole thing. In fact, each and every day I'm more convinced that I too am dealing with celiac, especially after talking with a physicians assistant this morning. She herself is a Celiac, and she convinced me that...