My Dr. wants me to do The gliadin antibody panel (IgA, IgG) and TTG AB IgA, TTG IgG. Are these pointless if I have been gluten free for over a year?
Thanks,
Barb
Gliadin Antibody Panel?
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Gliadin Antibody Panel?
DX with MS, Hashimothyroiditis, Hypothyroid, Raynauds, Lymphocytic Colitis
TTG will most likely be negative. Not sure about anti-gliadin. Might depend on how strict you've been over the year -- no accidental exposures? I thought doctors didn't order anti-gliadin anymore as a check for celiac, because according to them, a positive result does not mean celiac.
1987 Mononucleosis (EBV)
2004 Hypomyopathic Dermatomyositis
2009 Lymphocytic Colitis
2010 GF/DF/SF Diet
2014 Low Dose Naltrexone
2004 Hypomyopathic Dermatomyositis
2009 Lymphocytic Colitis
2010 GF/DF/SF Diet
2014 Low Dose Naltrexone
Barb,
IMO, if you've been on a strict GF diet for over 6 months, the chances of the celiac blood tests showing any positive results are mighty slim. You would have to have had massive small intestinal damage in order to receive a positive result even at 6 months, let alone after a year.
But I'm sure that if you do the test, your doctor will be convinced that the results will be valid, and he will be as happy as a lark to see that your results are negative.
This just proves once again how pathetically little most doctors actually know about celiac disease and gluten sensitivity in general.
Tex
IMO, if you've been on a strict GF diet for over 6 months, the chances of the celiac blood tests showing any positive results are mighty slim. You would have to have had massive small intestinal damage in order to receive a positive result even at 6 months, let alone after a year.
But I'm sure that if you do the test, your doctor will be convinced that the results will be valid, and he will be as happy as a lark to see that your results are negative.
This just proves once again how pathetically little most doctors actually know about celiac disease and gluten sensitivity in general.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.