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Hi Kandee - Hi again Abby.. I finally found my blood test results so I thought I'd let you know what they were so you can tell me what you think. OK You said that there are three tests and that one of them was specifically for Celiac - would that be the Tissue Transglutaminase IG?? Yep, that's the one. Thats the one I tested Negative on. That's good. If this were above normal they would likely want you to do an endoscope biopsy looking for flattened villa. And in the case of all 3 being elevated, some docs are calling that good enough to diagnose CD. It just depends on the GI. But in your case it means you haven't ruined your intestines...Yet. On the other hand my Gliadin IGA was a 22 which was a weak positive and the crazy high one was my Gliadin IGG which was 102 (anyhing greather than 30 being positive) Do you know what this means? Yes, simply put..the IgG kinda tells them you've been consuming gluten for a long time, and in dangerous amounts, and the IgA is and indication of more recent ingestion of gluten. It's nuts I know, but they also use this test as a yearly measure of how well a CD person has been adhering to a GF diet. That diagnoses of "weak positive" drives me nuts. It's like being just a little bit pregnant. Once you are out of the acceptable range, because the tests are so sensitive and accurate it means you've tested "positive" period, and should go GF. Am I gluten intolerant? You betcha...I'm appalled your doc didn't insist you go GF immediately...probably because they don't know, or study much about it. Ive been doing a lot of reading about it today that's great!!! and I read that there is definitely a good chance that your gluten intolerant if you have an high IGG OR IGA level so Im guessing I should definitely go GF as soon as possible! My only concern is is that Im DESPERATELY trying to gain weight and I think the only thing that keeps me at the weight I am at right now is all the angel food cake I eat. I eat it all day long - like a half a cake a day! What do I do! Oh, this is where so many that are gluten intolerant are sooo mistaken. Sorry, but it IS the gluten that is making you loose weight, and more "D" and feeling bad. For you, that angel food cake is like a diet pill and laxative. You WILL start gaining weight once you go GF, I promise you. Everyone does, even we overweight gluten intolerant folks. You are starting to absorb nutrients when you go GF, but not eating GF you are malabsorbing, big time, which is what puts your health in jeopardy....Instead of the angel food cake, get yourself some GF cookies and munch on them, or even GF meringue cookies. Trader Joe's has the meringue cookies, even in cocoa flavor, and they are awesome. Not much in the way of nutrients in both the angel food cake or meringue cookies but at least it satisfies a sweet tooth. Always remember, it is NOT about deprivation, only substitution. Your body, your health and how you feel will thank you for it. And thanks again for all your help! And thank you for posting your results. I hope this helped a little. Kandee

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