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So yesterday I went to a walk in doctor to see if my test results were in. They were normal but they only did one test for celiac ttg iga which was 3, range is 0-15. Since I was at the doctor I decided to mention my foot pain that started about about 3 weeks ago and my wrist pain which has been bothering me off and on for years but has been bad the past few weeks as well. He diagnosed me with plantar fasciitis. And was thinking about doing a blood test for rheumatoid but since my wrists aren’t stiff and unable to move when I wake in the morning he wanted to hold off. He said to stop eating bread and if I still have pain to come back and he will do a bunch of tests. He said he always tells people to stop eating bread because he personally doesn’t think it’s very good for you etc. 

From looking through this forum the past few weeks, and from previous posts I’ve made I’m now aware that the ttg iga can be negative if you are iga deficient. I plan on making an appointment with my family doctor for both my daughter and I. Her results for ttg iga were also 3 on a range from 0-20 (conincidence that we had the same level?)

So I’m just unsure what to do for now. Should I stop eating bread like the doctor suggested? Should I get a second opinion from my family doctor first? If I stop eating bread the amount of gluten I consume will be a lot less and then future testing won’t be accurate. I just want to know what’s wrong. I’ve had awful symptoms since childhood from stomach issues, headaches/migraines, terrible fatigue, anxiety, depression. I remember being depressed even as a child, it would come on all of the sudden and I’d be so sad and I didn’t understand it. Heartburn, sore muscles/joints, and more. All these symptoms have only gotten worse and more keep appearing like the plantar fasciitis, as well as bad memory problems. My boss will tell me something that needs to be done at work and if I don’t write it down right away I forget within minutes. 

Also is plantar fasciitis common in celiac? 

Thank you in advance!

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Victoria1234 Experienced
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Don't go gluten-free yet. Get the full celiac panel asap. Others will chime in what the full panel is. Sounds a lot like celiac. Your daughter needs the full panel too.

squirmingitch Veteran
squirmingitch
Posted

Keep eating the bread. Get your primary care doc to do a full celiac panel although I will mention that depending on your insurance, some require you to go to a GI to get the full panel. Here's the list:

Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgA
Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgG
Anti-Endomysial (EMA) IgA
Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA
Deamidated Gliadin Peptide (DGP) IgA and IgG
Total Serum IgA 


Also can be termed this way:

Endomysial Antibody IgA
Tissue Transglutaminase IgA 
GLIADIN IgG
GLIADIN IgA
Total Serum IgA 
Deamidated Gliadin Peptide (DGP) IgA and IgG

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TexasJen
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Plantar fasciitis is common in general. I'm not sure if it's more common in celiacs in particular but I don't think it necessarily means anything ominous.

I will say that you should make an appointment with a regular doctor that knows you. You should never go to an urgent care for chronic problems. Their job is to fix one problem and move on. They don't see patients in follow up and don't really learn about chronic disease management either.  

Keep eating bread, get the full celiac panel (and maybe some other tests) and go back to the same doctor to continue to search for answers.

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