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Celiac lab test

An_188398 posted:

Hi I was wondering if anyone knows how long you have to be on gluten for the lab test to be valid. I had taken my daughter off for about 6 weeks, then restarted her for 2 weeks then had the labs drawn. There was only 1 marker + for celiac I am wondering if I had her tested to soon since you have to be eating gluten at the time. Any thoughts?

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2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Celiac lab testHi I was wondering if anyone knows how long you have to be on gluten for the lab test to be valid. I had taken my daughter off for about 6 weeks, then restarted her for 2 weeks then had the labs drawn. There was only 1 marker + for celiac I am wondering if I had her tested to soon since you have to be eating gluten at the time. Any thoughts?<br /><br />Thanks

CalGal37 responded:

For some people it can take longer than the suggested one week especially if the level of the disease process is 'low.' If you highly suspect celiac disease, you may want to consider a fecal antibody test which seems to be more sensitive than typical blood tests.

What marker was positive? If the transglutaminase marker was absent, you may want to check out the new study just published that says the transaminase 'markers' may be infrequently seen in low to moderate celiac disease.

Report This| Share this:Celiac lab testFor some people it can take longer than the suggested one week especially if the level of the disease process is 'low.' If you highly suspect celiac disease, you may want to consider a fecal antibody test which seems to be more sensitive than typical blood tests.<br /> <br />What marker was positive? If the transglutaminase marker was absent, you may want to check out the new study just published that says the transaminase 'markers' may be infrequently seen in low to moderate celiac disease.

brimcn responded:

I never did get a possitive celiac test... but after 18 months gluten free, I feel much better. Don't worry about the test just go off gluten for a couple months and see if she starts feeling better.

Report This| Share this:Celiac lab testI never did get a possitive celiac test... but after 18 months gluten free, I feel much better. Don't worry about the test just go off gluten for a couple months and see if she starts feeling better.

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