<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Ms Sue Piggott <[log in to unmask]> said: >Took her to her GP. He ordered lots of tests, including what he said >was a new one that replaces the antigliadin test . . .it's called >antiendomysial. It came back negative. > >I thought for a celiac, this is what you want. A negative test >result, showing you are eating gluten free. However, her GP called >one of the gastro "specialists" who said, oh if it's negative, then >she's not really celiac. She can eat gluten products. She must have >some other problem. You are generally correct and the doctor is wrong, in my non-expert opinion. See the DIAG-TST file at http://rdz.stjohns.edu/library/medic/celiac/index.html The June article in the Journal of the American Dietitic Association (Vol. 97 Number 6 page 612) does cast some doubt on how accurate the EMA test is in judging just how GF a celiac's diet is, when the diet is almost (but not totally) GF. In that study a group of celiacs on a GF diet added certified wheat starch with a gluten content of under 2 mg per day. Although many of the celiacs suffered symptoms, their EMAs did not rise. Bill Elkus Los Angeles