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Getting tested for celiac after high white cells and biotek igg test

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momba89 Newbie
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My five year old son has had some health issues that we haven’t really been able to nail down, random vomiting and stomach pain, anemia, bloating. It’s not all the time, maybe once or twice a month, but enough that we were concerned and took him to a naturopath that did the Biotek food sensitivity test. The results came back with a high reaction to gluten, wheat, and Gliadin, and a couple lower reactions in the grains category. We also had a CBC done and his eosinophils and neutrophils were high. The Biotek people recommend testing for celiac. 
Looking at the symptoms of celiac in a child, my son has many of them. Small for his age, anemia, tooth enamel loss (we had to have extensive dental work done because he lost the enamel on his front teeth fairly young, despite the fact that we brushed regularly and none of our other children ever had this issue), but I know this could just be confirmation bias on my part  

I am seeing mixed results on the reliability of the Igg tests. Some people seem to say they’re worthless and some say they are fairly reliable. My question would be what is your experience with this? Did the igg test point towards celiac or gluten intolerance correctly for you or your child? 

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You need  to get IGA testing done. IGG as secondary testing can be helpful but I'm not sure what LGG is. Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition not an allergy so it involves a different immune system pathway that IGA tests are especially suited for. Maybe this will help: https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/screening-and-diagnosis/screening/

The tTG-IGA test is the centerpiece fro celiac disease serum testing. IGG can be helpful in atypical situations, especially when total IGA is low.

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Sorry, if I said LGG it was supposed to be igg, it was a typo. Thanks for the info, I’ve asked his doctor if we should test for celiac and am waiting for a response. 

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I hope you get cooperation from the physician. Unfortunately, there is an appalling lack of knowledge in the medical community as a whole about celiac disease and many physicians are pretty dismissive when patients inquire about testing. There are also home celiac disease test kits available from companies like Imaware for around $100 USD. Don't have your child start eating gluten free before all testing is done or the tests will be invalidated.

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She’s a naturopath, and seems pretty open towards looking at autoimmune issues, so I hope she will be cooperative. I don’t know if her being an ND instead of an MD will be limiting in other ways, though. 

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