Hi guys,

I've been suffering from IBS, Chronic Fatigue Syndroms, low vitamin levels (particularly vitamin D even though I live in a very hot and sunny country at present), migraines, etc. so it was recently suggested that I get myself tested for Celiac Disease.

I just got the lab results which say:

Anti Transglutaminase IgA - 1.00 U/ml
Anti Transglutaminase IgG - 1.12 U/ml

According to the report, normal values for both are less than or equal to 15.

Does this mean I'm definitely not celiac and can continue to eat gluten?

Thanks a mill!

Leila

The short answer is...NO... you didn't have a complete celiac panel, nor the newest, most sensitive testing. You need to have the deaminated testing done. I think that the testing you had, only reflects rather severe damage.
good luck.

The symptoms you relate are not limited to celiac disease. However, they most definitely point at gluten sensitivity as a root cause.

The intestines release a protein called zonulin in the presence of certain harmful antigens. Generally these antigens thrive on sweet tasting foods. Zonulin causes the intestine walls to become porous, and release undigested food into the bloodstream. The digestive immune system recognizes these antigens by their protein sequences. Grassy grains contain the same protein sequences, so grassy grains cause the same porosity reaction.

Any chemical in the digestive lumen which passes into the bloodstream can be causing your symptoms, and the causes are still 1) harmful antigens, and 2) grassy grains, in the digestive tract. When the body perceives a threat from a particular antigen it creates antibodies. The antibodies attack the antigen and attack the tissue which the antigen is threatening. The tests you have already taken, and the remaining tests you could take, all test for the presence of these antibodies.

If the antigen which is causing your problems 1) is not part of a grassy grain, but is facilitated by a grassy grain, or 2) is causing damage without eliciting an immune reaction, no test for antibodies will ever detect the fact that sugar and grassy grains are causing your problems. And medical science will never be able to test for these problems.

The only way you can test for these causes is to stop ingesting sweet tasting substances and grassy grains for 3 weeks. See what happens.