Neroli D
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I concur with what others have said about the endoscopy. I had inconclusive blood tests, my doctor even did the gene test and I have one of the Celiac genes, but that didn't really help with diagnosis. I became aware that my doctor didn't really know much about celiac disease (she is an excellent doctor otherwise!) so I did a lot of phoning around and located...
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Thank you - seems I need to find a new GP. Nothing against my current GP who is a very good doctor, but clearly not experienced in this area. Thanks again!
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Thanks for that. I don't really understand the genes - the test report lists DQ2 as 'detected' and then further down says 'Genotype present: HLA-DQ2.2 Heterozygous'. I thought that might be just identifying the type of DQ2 gene so was referring to the same thing - my ignorance of genetics is quite obvious! I am thinking I will need to seek out a doctor who...
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Thanks for the link. That seems pretty clear. I listened to a video on the DQ2.2 gene and was totally confused by some of the finer details of how 2.2 is formed and whether it is a 'celiac' gene or not, which is why I wondered whether my doctor actually does know more about the genes than 'Dr Google'. Thanks for posting!
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My doctor ran the tTG-IgA test blood test for celiac disease as I have been getting joint pain which isn't explained by the usual blood tests for arthritis (I am 54). Prior to this I had largely cut gluten out of my diet as eating bread, pasta etc. makes me feel 'blah' (bloated, lethargic, brain fog). The first tTG-IgA test came back equivocal, so since I...
