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Thanks for all the responses. Just an update, 2 of our 4 children have
now had a positive IgG (our 3 year olds' was 78 and our 11 year olds' was
45) both of their IgA's are Negative (3 for both of them) The EMA, tTG,
and Reticulin IgG anitbodies were Negative. We are taking our 3 year
old to see a Pedi GI at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital in August. I
will follow-up with everyone after the appt.
Here are the responses I received:
I just had blood work done on my 6 yr old grandson. His IgG was 64.
The doctor told us that anything over 30 was positive for gluten
antibodies.= He also said that this alone would be proof enough to put
him on the gluten free diet. His other bloodwork was negative. He did
not have the biopsy. We are putting him on the diet and assume he has
inherited my celiac disease. Betty/TX
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I would like to hear what you find out about this, please post summary.
My daughter had a high IGG but other celiac tests were negative (blood
and biopsy). I was told by the doctor's office that a high IGG just
means that my daughter is allergic to "something". I did not believe
that my daughter did not have celiac and had further testing done by Dr.
Fine. My daughter has (2) copies of the gene for celiac disease (one
from both parents - Irish and Italian). I also had her stool tested by
Dr. Fine. Positive is 10 and up. She was a 10. She has been on the
gluten free diet since January. Her health is sooooo much better and
she is finally gaining weight (which she hates, but all little girls
think they are fat when they aren't). She use to be sick about every 2
weeks with swollen glands in her throat. She has barely been sick since
going on the diet and she hasn't complained once about swollen glands
since we started the diet in January.
If you are still ingesting gluten and want to know for sure, I would
suggest spending the $100 on Dr. Fine's stool test - it was well worth
the money for us. For 11 years we spent thousands of dollars on
specialists and tests on my daughter and not one was smart enough to
even mention Celiac (and we were even going to the gastroenterologist at
Children's Hospital). Luckily, my sister-in-law saw a special on the
news about Celiac when my daughter was in the hospital for 5 days and
the doctors couldn't find out what was wrong with her and just sent us
home (and she was still vomiting).
Hope this helps!
Linda
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IgG and IgA are two of about 5 immune mechanisms that the body has, and
the ones that are principally involved in celiac disease. A positive IgG
is usually accompanied by a positive IgA. Sometimes there is so much
damage from celiac disease that the cells that produce IgA antibodies
are destroyed. When this happens, the IgA count will always be normal or
low, despite the presence of celiac disease. IgA deficiency occurs
normally in about 1% of the general population, and in about 4% of
celiacs. Having only a positive IgG does not rule out celiac disease,
and is usually followed with an intestinal biopsy to confirm the
presence of cd.
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Hi 6laws, I would argue that it means that the person in question has a
leaky gut and is therefore gluten sensitive. She/he should consider
following a gluten-free diet to avoid autoimmune diseases and other
hazards that follow a leaky gut.
best wishes,
Ron Hoggan
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Positive IgG indicates a general autoimmune reaction. It is not specific to
celiac disease. It is used because although IgA is specific to celiac
disease, IgA test could be negative if you happen to be naturally IgA
deficient.
So either you have some other type of autoimmune problem, or you could have
celiac if you are IgA deficient. If there is any reason to suspect celiac,
then you should be tested further, like with a endoscopy.
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Well, Personally I think it means positive for
Celiac... Why don't you check out Dr. Fines sites.
He is an incredible Dr!! He CAN help you!! http://www.enterolab.com/
http://www.finerhealth.com/Educational_Info/Microscopic_Colitis/
http://www.intestinalhealth.org/Medical_Research/ Good Luck!
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\Hi, I would suggest you to go to this other excellent site:
http://forums.delphi.com/n/main.asp?webtag=celiac&nav=messages and ask
your request there.
Very caring and knowledgeable people there to answer your questions.
Good luck, Mireille.
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the IGG test shows if you have ever had a sensitivity to it. it SHOULD be
positive if you have celiac. If you are truly gf, the IgA should be negative.
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