Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Celiac, more questions!

Unfortunately this isn't the answer to your question.
I had a similar diagnosis a year ago and have no excuse really for not knowing by now what it all means. I had very high levels of "gluten antibodies" in my blood test, but my biopsy checked out normal. So I was told maybe I had a wheat intolerance but definitely not celiacs. Maybe your doc's reference to sprue antibodies is the same thing, maybe not, I don't know.
Then after 6 months of wheat free eating and feeling as bad or worse than ever, my gastro. said well I guess just eat wheat then. And when I said what about the blood test and the high #'s of gluten antibodies, she said oh that test doesn't really mean anything! hmmm... So I hope to speak to a dietician or someone, who could tell me a little more authoritatively what those blood test #'s mean!!
I've asked this question on the boards but gotten no response in the past. Maybe you and I can get to the bottom of this....
Dan

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