Q: What are the current standard tests to diagnose celiac disease? Celiac disease (CD) is diagnosed by evaluating symptoms, conducting blood tests and a small intestinal endoscopy (biopsy). People with CD can have many different symptoms or no symptoms at all, up to 200 symptoms are associated with CD, here are some of the most common ones: Gastrointestinal Malabsorption- related …
Q: Is “gluten allergy” the correct term to use in regards to having celiac disease? Thank you. Celiac disease (CD) is not an allergy but an autoimmune disease. People with CD have an autoimmune reaction involving IgA antibodies when gluten is ingested. An allergy is different and involves a different branch of the immune system, so the term gluten allergy …
Q: Can you address non celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS)? How is it diagnosed? What are the symptoms of NCGS? What are possible complications with NCGS vs celiac disease? What is the treatment? Non-celiac gluten sensitivity, also called non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) is a much-debated, poorly understood, and intensely researched condition in the celiac scientific community. The term NCWS also includes …
Q: If someone [with celiac disease] has a positive (high) IGG result and a negative IGA result what does that mean? In short, not much. To answer this question, let’s assume that the question is referring to the IgG antigliadin antibody (IgG-AGA) and the IgA antigliadin antibody (IgA-AGA) tests. These two anti-gliadin antibody tests were the first tests developed for …
Q: My daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease by biopsy over 20 years ago with symptoms that resolved on a gluten-free diet. She recently found out through one of the “ancestry-type” site’s testing that she doesn’t even have the gene for celiac disease. How can this be? She’s now trying a bit of gluten and not experiencing any side effects. …
Q: What is silent celiac disease? In 2013 a multidisciplinary task force of 16 physicians from seven countries published an article evaluating the numerous celiac disease (CD) related terms that exist in the literature. The team determined that “silent CD” is equivalent to “asymptomatic CD.” Use of the term silent CD is now discouraged.1 So, let’s take a look at …
Q: What should I do if I have confirmed celiac disease and follow a strict gluten-free diet but am still unwell? There are several reasons why a person with celiac disease might have symptoms despite following a gluten-free diet. The first one is the most common – either accidental or intentional gluten exposure.1 Gluten exposure accounts for about 7-30%2 of …
If a person does not have the celiac genes, can celiac disease be ruled out?
Should I get some kind of vitamin blood test done yearly? What type of supplements or vitamins should I be taking? My doctor just says to stay on a gluten-free diet.
Is there a state by state register that lists gastroenterologists who specialize in celiac disease?
