Michele2977
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My IgA is negative because I have an IgA deficiency, which means that my body doesn’t produce IgA. I have celiac and was diagnosed by an endoscopy (looking for something else) then had bloodwork done. My IgG was through the roof at first, but my IgA was always negative. Follow up bloodwork confirmed the IgA deficiency, which is an immunodeficiency. Thankfully I...
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Confused and Frustrated By Drs / Endoscopy
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I don’t know if this will help you, but I was diagnosed with celiac unexpectedly after going to a GI doc for severe heartburn. He prescribed two meds (omeprezole and famotidine, both 40mg) in Feb. 2020 and ordered an endoscopy to evaluate possible damage from the heartburn. That was delayed because of COVID, but finally in summer 2020, it showed that I w...
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Yeah I figured that out. I’ll make it simple so this dialogue can conclude… I shared my experience and simply suggested asking questions in that area as an option. The more important take away for the OP, not you, should be always ask questions and get additional opinions. Look into outliers in the data and make sure you understand your health and how...
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I’m well educated on celiac testing. I have a good medical team to seek advice and information from who monitors my progress and health. I am simply making a suggestion based on the information the OP shared. If something doesn’t make sense to someone and makes them post on a forum like this, it warrants further expert investigation, which none of us are...
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She said her TTG IgA was <1. I know the total was normal, but that <1 is worth further investigating. Maybe she has already had the other bloodwork done and didn’t mention it. Information is powerful and necessary in keeping ourselves healthy
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Have you asked IgA deficiency? I am celiac AND IgA deficient so my celiac can’t be monitored using IgA numbers. My doctor has to go by endoscopy AND IgG numbers only. You may want to ask about further testing for IgA deficiency (I went to an immunologist fir this after my gastroenterologist suspected it because of my initial bloodwork and endoscopy) and f...