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- trents replied to Seabeemee's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms1
Labs ? Awaiting in person follow up with my GI
Welcome to the celiac.com community, @Seabeemee! The fact that the genetic testing shows you do not have either of the two genes associated with the potential to develop celiac disease (HlA DQ2 and HLA DQ8) pretty much ensures that you do not have celiac disease and the biopsy of the small bowel showing "normal villous architecture" confirms this. But... -
- Seabeemee posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms1
Labs ? Awaiting in person follow up with my GI
My Doctor messaged me that I have no sign of Celiac disease so until I meet with her next week I don’t know what the labs mean. I am being evaluated by my new GI for Celiac disease because of digestive issues (bloating, distention, fullness in mid section, diarrhea). I also have been diagnosed with GERD and some associated issues hence the endoscopy. ... -
- trents replied to mike101020's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms3
EMA Result
Let me hasten to add that if you will be undergoing an endoscopy/biopsy, it is critical that you do not begin efforts to reduce gluten beforehand. Doing so will render the results invalid as it will allow the small bowel lining to heal and, therefore, obscure the damage done by celiac disease which is what the biopsy is looking for. -
- Scott Adams replied to Mary D63's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease21
Violent reaction to gluten after going gluten-free?
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- Scott Adams replied to JudyLou's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms12
Seeking advice on potential gluten challenge
That’s a really tough situation. A few key points: as mentioned, a gluten challenge does require daily gluten for several weeks to make blood tests meaningful, but negative tests after limited exposure aren’t reliable. Dermatitis herpetiformis can also be tricky to diagnose unless the biopsy is taken from normal-looking skin next to a lesion. Some people wit...
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