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False Positive Blood Tests
Aitcher replied to Aitcher's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks for the information. I knew I had read somewhere that having other autoimmune diseases increased the chance of false positives but I couldn't find it again. I don't think they biopsied my stomach but my doctor did say that I have a hiatal hernia, esophagitis, and minor erosions in the bulb of the duodenum. He recommended that I start taking Prilosec... -
False Positive Blood Tests
Aitcher replied to Aitcher's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
My biopsy results showed up in my health app today. It says several irregular fragments were taken from the "duodenum/proximal duodenum" and that they measured in aggregate 0.6 x 0.4 x 0.1 cm. The "biopsy shows fragments of enteric mucosa with intact villi and no intraepithelial lymphocytosis." If I'm understanding correctly, this means the biopsy showed... -
False Positive Blood Tests
Aitcher replied to Aitcher's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks everyone for your helpful replies! I'll update when I get my biopsy results. I'm sure I'll have more questions whatever the results are -
Hello! I am in the middle of a possible celiac diagnosis and have a few questions. My doctor ran a celiac panel (along with a bunch of other tests) because I have persistent elevated liver enzymes. My IGA was 387 (normal range 66-433) and my TTG-IGA was 27.7 (normal range 0-15). My EMA was negative. I had an endoscopy and biopsy yesterday. The doctor said...