<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Today I was diagnosed with TROPICAL sprue It's a long story, but in 96 I got really sick in Bolivia and have never been right since. I have been well, on and off, incidentally from the administration of Flagyl over the period of 6 years on a gluten enriched diet. As of today all of my test that have been done are: Trypsin levels: negative Amylase: negative Protease: negative MRCP: negative Elastase Stool test (pancreatic insufficiency test European) ; negative 3 abdominal scans : negative H Pylori: negative Bacterial Overgrowth: negative Small Bowel Follow Through: negative Giardia Antigen 65 : negative MENS endocrine whacked out stuff: negative Fecal fat (both quanitive and qualitive): negative Random colon biopsy ; negative for microscopic Small bowel biopsy (30 samples by enteroscope) negative (5 pathologist and 2 doctors from 2 completely different organizations) IgA <7 (2 times) IgG <5 (2 times) Here comes the head scratcher: tTG < 143 1st time and < 220 2nd time as of Jan 20 2001 (tests were 4 months apart on a STRICT gluten free diet) Can a high tTG antibody be associated with tropical sprue? If so, I may be on my way to being cured. I went to Georgetown Medical University and was diagnosed with tropical sprue today. I started Flagyl and folic acid today and will remain on it for 3 weeks. I am praying. Greg Eric email me if you want ..... [log in to unmask]