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Colby Ray <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 17 Jun 1998 09:49:50 -0700
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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

I found out what the results were to the blood tests my doctor did earlier
this year and I am wondering does this really mean that I am not a celiac.
Here is what they told me:

IgA    <4
IgG    <43

Can anyone give me any insight into what this all means.  Should I push for
a biopsy anyway?  If I do, what is the optimum length of time to do a gluten
challenge?  I have been gluten free since November when they did these blood
tests.  I was consuming mass quantities of gluten up until the day of the
blood tests.  Before I got the results, I decided to try giving up gluten to
see if it helped.  I got better almost instantly.  Up until now I have been
content to just be gluten free because I felt better.  In the last 4 weeks I
have been very sick again (gastrointestinally speaking) and now I am
wondering if I would be better off getting a definitive diagnosis, so that I
am not giving up food groups unnecessarily.  It seems like every year I give
up a new food group.  First alcohol, then dairy, then gluten, what do I give
up now?  As you can tell, I am very discouraged.

Thanks in advance,
Colby Ray
Bellevue, WA

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