Are blood tests reliable for infants?
Blood tests aren’t always accurate in children with symptoms younger than three years of age. Children often must have been eating wheat- or barley-based cereals for some time, up to one year, before...
View ArticleHow much gluten should be consumed prior to being screened for celiac disease?
It’s best to continue a normal, gluten-containing diet before being screened and diagnosed. If a gluten-free diet has been followed for more than a few weeks, then we recommend eating at least 1...
View ArticleCan you confirm celiac disease from only a blood test?
Never, in fact. Other variables must be part of a diagnosis. New guidelines in 2011 allow for diagnosis without a biopsy, but only in very rare cases. In these rare cases at least one of the genes must...
View ArticleIs an IgA result of 39, where normal is 81-463, considered deficient and...
Any level of IgA above 20 mg/dl should make the tTG-IgA test valid, regardless of age.
View ArticleI had the Antibody Array 3 Wheat/Gluten Proteome Sensitivity & Autoimmunity...
No, you should have both the tTG-IgA and total serum IgA tests to screen for celiac disease. As long as you produce IgA (total serum IgA confirms you do), tTG-IgA is 98% accurate in measuring elevated...
View ArticleWhich blood tests should I have to screen for celiac disease?
You should have both tTG-IgA and total serum IgA tests to screen for celiac disease. As long as you produce IgA (total serum IgA confirms you do), tTG-IgA is 98% accurate in measuring elevated...
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