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- trents replied to WildFlower1's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms2
Contradicting length of time for gluten challenge - please help to ensure not getting false negative. Thank you!
Welcome to the forum, @WildFlower1! The reason you are seeing conflicting results when you research the length of time recommended for doing the "gluten challenge" is that the guidelines have recently been under revision. So there are two components: 1. amount of daily gluten consumption and 2. duration of that amount of daily gluten consumption Recently... -
- WildFlower1 replied to WildFlower1's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms2
Contradicting length of time for gluten challenge - please help to ensure not getting false negative. Thank you!
The results of my blood tests after 4 weeks: *Tissue Transglutaminase Ab IgA —-> “<0.5 NEGATIVE” *Immunoglobulin IgA —-> “1.25” *Deamidated Gliadin peptide Ab IgG —-> “<0.5 NEGATIVE” -
- WildFlower1 posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms2
Contradicting length of time for gluten challenge - please help to ensure not getting false negative. Thank you!
Hi there, I have been scouring the forums, medical journals, celiac websites, speaking to my doctor and there seems to be a contradiction in the exact amount of time one must do the gluten challenge for a blood test. Let me please express my gratitude for taking your time to help! I will try and keep this short. In a nutshell, I am positive genetically... -
- Scott Adams replied to Jy11's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms15
Conflicting results
It's possible he's in the early stages of celiac disease, and it has been caught before villi damage. The blood test results so far do indicate possible celiac disease, as well as his strong family history of celiac disease. If his symptoms get better on a gluten-free diet this would be another strong indication. Personally I think it's definitely better...
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