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    Yes, I'd like to know also if a "total IGA" test was ever ordered. It checks for IGA deficiency. If you are IGA deficient, it will likely render the individual celiac IGA antibody tests invalid. Total IGA goes by other names as well: Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Test Serum IgA Test IgA Serum Levels Test IgA Blood Test IgA Quantitative...
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    Yes, I can imagine. My celiac journey started with a rejection of a blood donation by the Red Cross when I was 37 because of elevated liver enzymes. I wasn't a drinker and my family doctor checked me for hepatitis and I was not overweight. No answers. I thought no more about it until six years later when I landed a job in a healthcare setting where I got...
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    To put this in perspective, most recent pretest "gluten challenge" guidelines for those having already been eating reduced gluten or gluten free for a significant time period is the daily consumption of 10g of gluten (about the amount in 4-6 slices of wheat bread) for a minimum of two weeks leading up to the day of testing (antibody or biopsy). And I would...
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    Welcome to the forum, @MI-Hoosier! You are operating on a misconception about your "mixed" test results. You only had two celiac disease diagnostic tests run out of six that could have been ordered if your doctor had opted for a complete celiac panel. It is perfectly normal to not test positive for all possible celiac disease diagnostic tests. That is...
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    Just a heads up, if your butt sores go away on a gluten free diet, you would need to go back to eating gluten for a period of weeks or months if you want to get formally tested for celiac disease. Otherwise, the testing will be invalidated.
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    https://www.drugs.com/inactive/sodium-starch-glycolate-128.html https://celiac.org/gluten-free-living/gluten-in-medicine-vitamins-and-supplements/ Santina, are you a super sensitive celiac? If there is gluten in the starch used in this med it would be a very small amount since gluten is the protein component of wheat, not the starchy part. You can...
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    You say you have gluten sensitivity? Have you been officially diagnosed with celiac disease or do you refer to NCGS?
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    Scott, I know full well that celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder and gluten sensitivity is not. And I agree that there is inconsistency in the use of the terms. But my contention is that "gluten intolerance" should not be used of NCGS since "gluten sensitivity" is actually found in the gluten disorder known as Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity and, therefore...
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    I wonder why they put dextrose in it?
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    I'm wondering if this is the same issue some celiacs have with distilled liquors. The complete gluten molecule is too large and heavy to to travel up with the vapor but if their are gluten fragments created by the heat, they may not be and the immune systems of some celiacs still recognize it as gluten. I have no scientific proof for this, just a thought...
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    There is dextrose in table salt?
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    Jason, I have a bone to pick with your terminology. There is "gluten intolerance" which I believe is synonymous with celiac disease and then there is "gluten sensitivity" which comes from Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity or NCGS for short. It is true, however, that there is still a lot of inconsistency in the use of these terms.
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    Oh, yes, missed that factoid from your first post that your daughters are living in a gluten-free home. You may have to face this issue further down the line when they get older and are eating more often outside your home and making their own eating decisions. But for now, if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it.
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    Recent updates to "gluten challenge" recommendations are recommending a minimum consumption of 10g of gluten daily (about the amount found in 4-6 slices of wheat bread) for at least two weeks leading up to the day of testing. This is for adults. I do not know of any pretest gluten consumption guidelines for children. You might consider the "wait and see"...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Farmerswife! You are correct. Cornstarch should not contain gluten unless there is an issue with "cross contamination" with wheat/barley/rye in the processing. Even then, I can't imagine there being enough gluten in those pills/caplets/capsules to cause a reaction. Is this med in pill form, caplet form or capsule form? If capsule...
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    I see you tried to post a reply twice but both times it just contains the text from your original post and no new information. Are you having trouble with using the forum? If you need help, send me a personal message and I'll try to give you some direction. There is a forum tool for sending personal messages to members. Just click on my user name and you...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Bernade! There are a couple of possibilities here what is causing your up and down experience since being diagnosed with celiac disease and beginning the gluten free journey. One is that you are not yet consistent in avoiding gluten. It is easy to avoid major sources of gluten such as bread and pasta but to arrive at a completely...
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    Gluten-like cross reactions to other foods are from the proteins that make them up. Dextrose is the sugar component found in corn.
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    Have you considered the possibility that you might have NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) rather than celiac disease? They share many of the same symptoms, the difference being that NCGS does not damage the lining of the small bowel. It is 10x more common than celiac disease. There is no test yet available for NCGS. Celiac disease must first be ruled out...
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    Did your symptoms improve after going on a gluten-free diet?
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    Current "gluten challenge" recommendations are the daily consumption of at least 10g of gluten (about the amount found in 4-6 slices of wheat bread) daily leading up to the day of the biopsy.
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    Gotcha!
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    It is a biopsy but it's not a colonoscopy, it's an endoscopy.
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    The biopsy for celiac disease is done of the small bowel lining and in conjunction with an "upper GI" scoping called an endoscopy. A colonoscopy scopes the lower end of the intestines and can't reach up high enough to get to the small bowel. The endoscopy goes through the mouth, through the stomach and into the duodenum, which is at the upper end of the intestinal...
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    It is certainly possible that had you not been eating essentially gluten-free at the time of the blood draw, you would have tested positive for the TTG-IGA. That one seems to not have a lot of staying power once you begin to withdraw gluten. That is the value of some of these other tests. They can still throw up "celiac" flags further out from withdrawing...
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