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Biopsy results - second opinion?
ellyelly replied to ellyelly's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Wow - this is all so helpful KnittyKitty. I have just checked and they have done a total iga test thankfully! Will definitely share the results. How interesting about the impact of iron on antibodies. I had an iron infusion about 1.5 months prior to the endoscopy, but haven’t started supplementing again (awaiting updated tests). I had planned to see a... -
Biopsy results - second opinion?
ellyelly replied to ellyelly's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks so much for the link and for your thoughts! I have been on a gluten - containing diet and ramped up my intake in the couple of weeks leading up to the endoscopy, so I’m hopeful that the biopsy is painting an accurate picture. I don’t quite understand what else might be causing the lymphocytosis and the inflammatory cells/ clusters of pla... -
Hi all, Such valuable insights shared here - I am so grateful to be able to read along! Thank you all for sharing your wisdom. I (37yo female) have recently had an endoscopy to screen for celiac given a strong family history and extremely low Ferritin for the past 7 years (not responsive to oral supplements). I am awaiting celiac blood panel results...
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Thanks so much- this is all invaluable. Just so I’m sure that I’m understanding, the TtG IgG Ab (which appears not to have been reported?!) must have been elevated, triggering the lab to reflex to the total IgA to ensure it wasn’t low, which would have impacted the normal TTG IgA finding. Given that the total IgA is above average, this suggests that ...
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I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to reply- I am so grateful for your thoughts! Silly question, but which of the tests measures total IgA?
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Hi there, My 5yo recently had a celiac blood screen done due to some mild symptoms and strong family history of diagnosed celiac (grandmother, 2 aunts). Results as follows: deamidated gliadin iga antibody- <0.2 (ref <0.2-14.9u/ml) deamidated gliadin igg antibody- 2.8 (ref <0.4-14.9u/ml) Ttg antibodies iga- <0.5 (ref <0....
