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Yeah I was betting that would be the best one. I wonder would the Celiac Disease Antibody Screen also be a good one? I know that one is missing the IgG. Isn't that the antibody that some people produce only that one and not the IgA? The cost looks a little less scary on that one vs the Celiac full panel, but then again the full panel might catch something...

I am trying to figure out which blood testing to get, I talked to my doc and he doesn't directly do blood testing anymore so I would be working directly with a lab (I order the test, they draw the blood then tell me results). I hope it is ok to post this here, there are different ones offered, all blood tests: It is through requestatest .com search...

Looks like it would be a direct testing through LabCorp, and the panel tests for Deamidated gliadin IgA; tissue transglutaminase IgA; serum IgA quantitation. Does this sound good? I never know what all that means. Looks like it costs about $140 to get.

Eh well a little more road-blocks put in the way. I guess our doc no longer draws blood in his office anymore at all so we would have to get ahold of a lab company and figure it out for the cost.

Made the call to the docs today to find out the cost of testing, and waiting for them to get back to me!

Thanks for the reply. That is the thing with me too, the symptoms are such that I can attempt to "reason them away" with such thoughts like "well of course I'm tired I work all day!" and "well I can still do stuff its not like I'm totally bedridden or anything I can drag myself through ok". Still though like you say this can just lead to a continuous putting...

Thank you for the replies. I probably should just bite the bullet and get tested. That way I can know for (at least somewhat) sure or at least have something more to go on. Are there percentages for the accuracy of the blood test? What I mean is is the percentage of false negatives high or is it low enough that the blood test can be a somewhat reliable...

Yeah I have been a member for awhile. I do lurk here from time to time. The thing is I'm not sure if I should just go with the gluten-free diet first, or get the nerve up to try to get tested first, which means convincing my doc. The thing is sometimes my symptoms seem to lighten up so much that they are just about not there (for very brief times like a few...

I would think that if one has celiac or a gluten problem, wouldn't the symptoms come soon after ingesting the offending food? I suppose what I am getting at is, after years of eating gluten does the body just become basically "inflamed" to the point where it would be difficult to pin down gluten as a problem since you pretty much feel a base-line crappyness...

Good point, I just didn't know if taking a multivitamin would mess up test results somehow, but that wouldn't make sense that it would, you know like going off gluten before taking the gluten test can mess up the results.

I am wondering, do I have to stop taking all vitamins for a time before I test for vitamin deficiency, or does it not matter? I wouldn't want to give false reading due to taking a multivitamin. Or will it show if I am deficient regardless of the multivitamin I am taking? ETA: I also am taking about 1000 IU vitamin D a day too.

Thanks for the replies. I just keep trying different things and hope something sticks.

I don't know if this sounds possible for something like celiac, I've been keeping a journal for about the past year. I get these phases where I feel bad (Sinus problems, near constant one sided dull head pain/pressure, achy and stiff, fatigued, odd nerve problems on same side of body as dull head pain/pressure, nausea). These phases last about a couple...

Interesting you posted this. I swear exercise NEVER gets any easier for me. I feel like its always some super uphill climb that just doesn't get easier. Years back I remember me and my dad tried running 1 mile about 3x a week for a month. It actually got EASIER for him, he was in his 50s at the time!! For me it never got easier, I always felt like crap. I...

I am thinking I should just go ahead and try to get tested. What are the most accurate tests to get done? I would be first looking at trying for a blood test. What would be the top 2 best ones to have done?