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Summer 2019 Issue

Journal of Gluten Sensitivity - Volume 18, Number 3

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2. Saturday at 05:51 PM - trents replied to jlp1999's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
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  I would ask for a total IGA test (aka, Immunoglobulin A (IgA) and other names as well) to check for IGA deficiency. That test should always be ordered along with the TTG IGA. If someone is IGA deficient, their individual celiac IGA test scores will be artificially low which can result in false negatives. Make sure you are eating generous amounts of gluten...
3. Saturday at 05:38 PM - jlp1999 replied to jlp1999's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
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  There was not a total IGA test done, those were the only two ordered. I would say I was consuming a normal amount of gluten, I am not a huge bread or baked goods eater
4. Saturday at 05:24 PM - trents replied to jlp1999's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
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  Were you consuming generous amounts of gluten in the weeks leading up to the blood draw for the antibody testing? And was there a Total IGA test done to test for IGA deficiency?
5. Saturday at 05:15 PM - jlp1999 replied to jlp1999's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
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  Thank you for the reply. It was the TTG IGA that was within normal limits