Also- he did tell me after the procedure that he had decided to take more biopsies for celiac. I am not sure what changed his mind but I have now been gluten-free for 2-3 weeks so I assume they will not be accurate, will find out in about two weeks.
Update: I went for my follow-up EGD today to assess healing of the duodenal ulcer. I only had a few moments to talk with my GI doctor about all of my results but he basically told me that if the antibodies are negative then I do not have Celiac regardless of my GI symptoms (that have drastically improved since cutting gluten from my diet), the dermatitis...
Thank you for your answer! I can post my results, I can’t figure out how to add a photo
Tissues transglutaminase AB, IGG Result: <1.0, ref range > or = 15.0
Tissue transglutaminase AB, IGA Result: <1.0, ref range > or = 15.0
Gliadin (deamidated) AB (IGG) Result: < 1.0, ref range > or = 15.0
Gliadin (deamidated) ...
I recently had an EGD for epigastric pain and was found to have a large, severe duodenal ulcer. Biopsies were taken at that time for various bacteria and diseases- the only thing that came back was moderate intraepithelial lymphocytosis and villous blunting. My gastroenterologist sent me for antibody testing, everything came back normal.
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