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Just including an update about the SIBO test, it is positive. I have read that SIBO can cause villous damage similar to celiac disease and that there is a correlation between celiac disease and SIBO. I'll post the outcome of my follow-up next week. See what my GI thinks about the genetic test results and SIBO in light of positive biopsy.

I think maybe I was just surprised that I tested negative for the full complement of either DQ2/DQ8 as my doctor is convinced I have Celiac. But then digging into the numbers a little more, another way to conceptualize it is that 5 out of every 100,000 people who carry 1/2 the DQ2 gene (like me) get Celiac. So much, much rarer than those who have the full...

Yes, I do believe that is correct. It's been twice now in past few months that it's that low. I will request a vitamin panel at my followup. Thank you for the reading material. Very interesting stuff. I had seen the vitamin D link mentioned briefly but hadn't read anything in depth about proposed mechanisms.

Good point, I had seen that there are other causes for blunted villi. I don't take NSAIDS or the blood pressure meds that were shown to cause villous damage. I'm waiting on SIBO results. And I tested negative for lactoferrin and calprotectin which my GI says makes it quite unlikely to be Crohn's or UC. Apart from parasites (have not had testing) the list...

Yes, I was avoiding carbs on account of my NASH diagnosis. Not gluten specifically as I didn't have any idea that was in the differential at the time. But from what I remember it probably got cut quite a bit and my GI didn't have me do a gluten challenge. Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody IgA: Negative --- Reference: Negative Tissue Transglutaminase...

Hi Scott, Thank you for all the info. I should have included the result of the Celiac Panel, I messed up. Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody IgA: Negative Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody IgA: <.50 Immunoglobulin A (IgA): 161 I'm confident I did not have the recommended 2 slices of bread per day for 6-8 weeks. I had probably been...

Hi Folks, This is yet another "help me understand my results" thread. I have all the non-specific symptoms associated with Celiac for 6 months now. Test results: tTGA-IGA: Negative Biopsy: Positive HLA: Negative for DQ2/DQ8, but have half of the DQ2 Heterodimer (A1*0501). Testing via Labcorp. Vitamin D 25-OH: 9.0 nG/ml I...