Coeliac

[Catriona1505]

How do I go about being tested for Coeliac please? I am planning to ask my doctor to check me for it because of stomach problems and having low nutrient results as well as having Hashimotos.

Thank you.

[Traymca]

first of all, do not stop eating gluten, the tests need gluten in your system to show up a problem and just ask your GP to have them done.....

[Saggyuk]

You just need these two blood tests from your GP:

Total immunoglobulin A (IgA)

IgA Tissue transglutaminase antibody (shortened to tTG)

There is a genetic test also but they wont diagnose on this anyway.

There is a high rate of false negative results though and often does not show up in blood tests so an endoscopy would be needed to rule it out. You would want a a referral to a gastroenterologist to see what's going on there anyway.

Even so, there are many who test negative on both and still have issues - NOn-coeliac Gluten Sensitivity so if all else fails and the doctors wont investigate further and you're back to square one, you could give gluten free a trial anyway but would need to be for 2-3 months and 100% gluten free to know for sure.

[Saggyuk in reply to Saggyuk]

For the tests to come back positive, you need to have eaten gluten twice a day (bread/pasta/etc) for a minimum of six weeks before the test

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Endoscopy should also check for H pylori (gut infections are more common with Hashimotos)

hypothyroidmom.com/hashimot...

I had coeliac blood test twice, 20 years apart & endoscopy last year - medics were still undecided if it was coeliac or gluten intolerance. Subsequent DNA test was then done which said it was unlikely coeliac (but still not 100% sure)

Personally I wasn't bothered about getting a coeliac diagnosis as going gluten free was a fantastic improvement.

According to Isabella Wentz the Thyroid Pharmacist, the Hashimotos patience she sees about 90% find gluten free is noticeable improvement, but only 10% diagnosed coeliac

thyroidpharmacist.com/artic...