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    I would think the fact that it happens even when you aren't concerned about a gluten exposure doesn't rule out the possibility of there being a subconscious root to this phenomenon. I would draw a parallel to those with PTSD who might have dreams about the trauma at any time, not just in connection to obvious triggering events. Your vigilance against getting...
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    @Ping22, do you find these dreams usually happen after you have been in a situation where you fear you may have been exposed to gluten? Are you often in situations where you can't be sure whether or not you have been been exposed to gluten? I ask this because when I was still in my working years I found myself in those situations fairly frequently because...
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    It would seem then that your next step should be a biopsy to check for damage to the villous lining of the small bowel. But you must not reduce gluten intake until that is performed else healing will take place in that area of the intestines and the biopsy results would be invalidated.
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    Welcome to the celaic.com community, @anya22! It is possible that the positive tTG-IGA result is being caused by something besides celiac disease but it is not likely, especially in view of your symptoms. By the way, you are confusing the terms "negative" and "positive" as they are used in medical testing. "Negative" means the test resulted in no...
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    What Dr. Gunn states is essentially true. It is a rule out measure. But be aware that to possess either of the two primary genes that have been identified with celiac disease (or both) doesn't necessarily mean that you have or will develop celiac disease. Almost 40% of the general population carries one or both but only about 1% of the general population...
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    Since you compromised the validity of the antibody testing by experimenting with gluten withdrawal ahead of the testing, you are faced with two options: 1. Reintroduce significant amounts of gluten into your diet for a period of weeks, i.e., undertake a "gluten challenge". The most recent guidelines are the daily consumption of at least 10g of gluten...
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    Possibly. Your total IGA (Immunoglobulin A, Qn, Serum) is actually high so you are not IGA deficient. In the absence of IGA deficiency, the most reliable celiac antibody test would be the t-Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA for which your score is within normal range. There are other things besides celiac disease that might cause an elevated DGP-IGA (Deamidated...
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    Welcome to the celiac.com community @EssexMum! First, let me correct some misinformation you have been given. Except in the case of what is known as "refractory" celiac disease, which is very rare, it is not true that the "fingers" will not grow back once a consistently gluten free diet is adopted. Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition whereby the...
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    Hector, have you had a follow-up biopsy to check the progress of small bowel villous lining recovery after going gluten free?
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    trents commented on Amiah's blog entry in Amiah

    Welcome to the celiac.com community, @Amiah! First of all, you would do well to post your question in one of the appropriate community forums rather than in a blog. It will get more attention that way. Now as to your question, there are some other things that can cause elevated igg antibodies besides celiac disease. Various infections, mostly. For...
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    Yes, that is the suggestion.
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    @Wheatwacked, all milk, whether from grass fed cows or grain fed cows contains casein. It makes up about 80% of the total protein in cow's milk. Do you need to elaborate on this statement?
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    Lactose intolerance is not necessarily to problem in the celiac community. Intolerance to the dairy protein casein can be the culprit as it is similar enough to gluten to cause cross reactivity in a fairly significant element of the celiac population. Oats and dairy are common cross reactors in the celiac community. Eggs, corn and soy are also common cross...
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    Is your son still consuming dairy?
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    Welcome to the celiac.com community @MoniqueCham! Celiac disease damages the villous lining of the small bowel but, as far as I know, doesn't affect the underlying smooth muscle tissue of the bowel.
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    @cristiana, I'm thinking the intensity of our response to the same amount of gluten can vary from time to time. Our bodies are a dynamic entity.
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    @par18, the day will come, and it may not be too far away, when medications will be available to diffuse the celiac reaction and allow celiacs to consume gluten to one degree or another. Undoubtedly, insurance companies will require an official diagnosis before covering such. On that day, those of us who already have an official diagnosis will be saying to...
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    It might be wise to start him on small amounts and work up to 10g. Monitor how he reacts. Some people simply cannot complete the gluten challenge because it makes them too ill. By the way, you can buy powdered gluten in health food stores, at least here in the states you can. With a food scale, it would be easy to measure the amount being consumed in a day...
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    Welcome to the celiac.com community, @JamieAnn! Glad you had a good experience at your local Jersey Mike's. In the town I live in all we have is Subway and they stopped offering gluten free buns. So, I can't eat there anymore. Oh, more recently there has come to our town a Firehouse sub shop and, according to the Internet, they offer gluten free...
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    Most recent gluten challenge guidelines call for the consumption of at least 10g of gluten (about the amount in about 4-6 slices of wheat-based bread) for at least 2 weeks. When celiacs have been on gluten free diets for long periods of time, they often find that when they consume a good amount of gluten, they react much more strongly than they did...
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    What is your plan for the gluten challenge?
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    @melthebell, keep us posted. We are learning more and more about gluten disorders as time goes on. One of the things that has become apparent to me is that gluten disorders don't always like to fit into the neat little pigeon hole symptomatic and diagnostic paradigms we have created for them. There seems to be a lot more atypical stuff going on than we once...
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    @cristiana, milk is also a good source of magnesium, another very important nutrient in nervous system/mood health.
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    @cristiana, no, I'm asking if, when you eat out, do you actually experience symptoms of gluten exposure apart from any consideration of blood antibody test scores?
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    Like you, I was a silent celiac. I was largely asymptomatic insofar as GI symptoms were concerned. The first real evidence, retrospectively, of having celiac disease was the development of mildly but persistently elevated liver enzymes which initially was discovered when I tried to donate blood at age 37. That was in about 1987. Of course, my PCP checked...
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