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- trents replied to Xravith's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms17
Taking Probiotics but Still Getting Sick After Gluten – Advice?
NCGS does not cause damage to the small bowel villi so, if indeed you were not skimping on gluten when you had the antibody blood testing done, it is likely you have celiac disease.- advice
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- Scott Adams replied to Xravith's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms17
Taking Probiotics but Still Getting Sick After Gluten – Advice?
I will assume you did the gluten challenge properly and were eating a lot of gluten daily for 6-8 weeks before your test, but if not, that could be the issue. You can still have celiac disease with negative blood test results, although it's not as common: Clinical and genetic profile of patients with seronegative coeliac disease: the natural...- advice
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- Xravith replied to Xravith's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms17
Taking Probiotics but Still Getting Sick After Gluten – Advice?
I'm very confused... My blood test came out negative, I checked all antibodies. I suppose my Total IgA levels are normal (132 mg/dl), so the test should be reliable. Still, I'm not relieved as I can't tolerate even a single biscuit. I need to talk to my doctor about whether a duodenal biopsy is necessary. But it is really possible to have intestinal...- advice
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- Scott Adams replied to JoJo0611's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms3
CT with contrast.
They may want to also eliminate other possible causes for your symptoms/issues and are doing additional tests. Here is info about blood tests for celiac disease--if positive an endoscopy where biopsies of your intestinal villi are taken to confirm is the typical follow up. -
- Scott Adams replied to Shellly's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms1
New labs are now very elevated
In the Europe the new protocol for making a celiac disease diagnosis in children is if their tTg-IgA (tissue transglutaminase IgA) levels are 10 times or above the positive level for celiac disease--and you are above that level. According to the latest research, if the blood test results are at certain high levels that range between 5-10 times...
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