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These are the tests the VA is doing?


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Endomysial AB, IgA

Immunoglobulin A, QN

Tissue Transglutaminase IgA

Anti-Gliadin Profile

If the Endomysial test comes back negative does that negate the positive biopsy?

 

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10 minutes ago, hayley3 said:

Endomysial AB, IgA

Immunoglobulin A, QN

Tissue Transglutaminase IgA

Anti-Gliadin Profile

If the Endomysial test comes back negative does that negate the positive biopsy?

 

Since I can't edit 30 seconds after posting...the biopsy was a skin biopsy for Dermatitis Herpetiformis.

frieze Community Regular
16 hours ago, hayley3 said:

Since I can't edit 30 seconds after posting...the biopsy was a skin biopsy for Dermatitis Herpetiformis.

Since your biology is positive,  you need NO further testing! Commence gluten free.  From reading other of your posts, also low tyramine,  which is no fun either!  If you need help, try migraine sites. 

hayley3 Contributor

Thanks...I was hoping a healed stomach could process the tyramine better.

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On 2/1/2024 at 8:54 AM, hayley3 said:

Thanks...I was hoping a healed stomach could process the tyramine better.

Look into microbiome. Tyramine can be produced to excess in the small intestine if the bacteria is not balanced properly.

hayley3 Contributor
49 minutes ago, frieze said:

Look into microbiome. Tyramine can be produced to excess in the small intestine if the bacteria is not balanced properly.

I've been trying since 2006 to fix my microbiome.  I knew something was off.  I was dx'd with SIBO by endoscopy.  But now that I know I have celiac, that explains why I never could get better, no matter what I did even water fasting which did help briefly but then I'd eat wheat again. 

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