weak positive for celiacs

[DaniMarie S]

Not sure what weak exactly means for my 7 yr old we have appointment scheduled but waiting drives me bonkers lol anyways celiac panel was a week positive the endomysial antibody result was 1:10 can any body help me understand these result?

[Scott Adams]

Can you provide the various test results along with the reference ranges? Different labs use different ranges.

A weak positive is still a positive, so it's possible your child may have celiac disease. Were they eating gluten daily for 6-8 weeks leading up to the test? 

This article might be helpful. It breaks down each type of test, and what a positive results means in terms of the probability that you might have celiac disease. One test that always needs to be done is the IgA Levels/Deficiency Test (often called "Total IGA") because some people are naturally IGA deficient, and if this is the case, then certain blood tests for celiac disease might be false-negative, and other types of tests need to be done to make an accurate diagnosis. The article includes the "Mayo Clinic Protocol," which is the best overall protocol for results to be ~98% accurate.

 

 

[DaniMarie S]

yes gluten has been in diet when testing. blood wrk deaminated gliadin  iga value 24.82 standard <=19.99 negative <20 weak positive 20-30 positive >30    tissue transglutaminase iga  value 6.40 standard <=5.99  negative <6 weak positive 6-9 positive >9  endomysial iga value <1:10 standard range<1:10

we do have an apt with anGI dr just getting some insight..

[Scott Adams]

So it looks like your child has two weak positive test results for celiac disease, and they have a normal IgA level, which means that the tests are accurate (low IgA can cause false negative, or lower than normal IgA antibody test results).

Was your child eating at least 2 slices of wheat bread worth of gluten daily for 6-8 weeks before the blood test? If not, then the results would likely have been higher. Be sure they keep eating gluten daily until all testing for celiac disease is completed.

 

 

[DaniMarie S]

No not eating like that before the test eating gluten but not like the wheat bread not exactly sure how much. but will continue as normal until dr tells us otherwise cause I know they will probably do further testing so in your opinion is likely she does have it?

[Scott Adams]

I'm not a doctor, but the blood tests indicate that there is a high possibility of celiac disease so it's best to do all of the testing. Just be sure your child eats a good amount of gluten daily until testing is completed. See the article I shared for more details about what the blood test results mean.