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[JCS]

My results showed up this morning on my portal. Can anyone tell me what it means? Gliding peptide Ab.IgA is H 38 (reference 0-19), Gliadin peptide Ab.IgG is H 50 (reference 0-19), Tissue transglutamine Ab.IgA is H 14 (reference 0-3), Endomysium Ab.IgA is A positive, there is a line that says IgA 90. HLA-DQ2 positive, HLA-DQ8 Negative.

[Scott Adams]

Welcome the the forum!

It looks like you have a strong positive blood panel for celiac disease, and you have the genetic marker as well, so your next step may be a biopsy, although many doctors are diagnosing it without a biopsy if the blood test results are high enough. Your doctor may want you to continue to eat gluten daily until a biopsy is done, so keep that in mind. At some point they will likely have you go gluten-free to treat your celiac disease, and this article might be helpful:

 

[JCS]

  On 4/22/2021 at 9:33 PM, Scott Adams said:

Welcome the the forum!

It looks like you have a strong positive blood panel for celiac disease, and you have the genetic marker as well, so your next step may be a biopsy, although many doctors are diagnosing it without a biopsy if the blood test results are high enough. Your doctor may want you to continue to eat gluten daily until a biopsy is done, so keep that in mind. At some point they will likely have you go gluten-free to treat your celiac disease, and this article might be helpful:

https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/the-gluten-free-diet-101-a-beginners-guide-to-going-gluten-free-r1640/

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Thanks for the comments. I actually had the biopsy first which led to the blood panel. I guess it's time to buckle down and get it under control. Already starting to clean out cabinets. 

[Scott Adams]

Let us know how it goes!