Gluten allergy vs celiac

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Avatar f tn Pls consult an allergy specialist and get allergy tests like skin ***** test or blood tests like RAST done to find out the specific allergen if you have gluten allergy. These tests will also rule out gluten sensitive enteropathy (celiac sprue) which is similar in symptoms to gluten allergy.If the allergy tests come out negative,then serological tests will help.Pls consult a gastroenterologist then. Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing.
634941 tn?1222839802 //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_sensitivity gives all the details of gluten sensitivity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten-free_diet gives all possible available gluten free diets. However a word of caution; Please see a physician for his problems. He could also be suffering from Celiac disease, ulcerative colitis or any other form of irritable bowel disease. The symptoms of all these match with that your boyfriend. Please refer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease http://en.wikipedia.
Avatar f tn Allergy testing is not that accurate. Sorry you went thru it. If you have Celiac then you will be having pretty severe cramping and diarrhea within 45 minutes of having a high gluten meal. Test it yourself at home. This is a pretty sure fire indication. It is cruel to make you wait so long for results. I would call and bug the MD office for results, they usually get them mmore quickly than they tell you.
Avatar n tn and his son has Celiac disease)... that you can have gluten intolerance without having Celiac disease.
Avatar f tn s safe. Does this sound like an allergy or celiac? I hear celiac is genetic and as far as I know, no one in my family is celiac. I did have a perfectly "healthy" as far as diet and lean grandmother die of colon cancer- an obesity and poor diet related disease, so it makes me wonder if it went undiagnosed with her.
Avatar m tn It is a skin reaction caused by Celiac disease, which is sort of an allergy to gluten. It is not catching. Stopping the ingestion of gluten should allow it to go away.
Avatar m tn Well since you get bloating and flatulence, more pronounced after a morning ceral of oat and wheat, there is a huge chance that you have gluten intolerance or celiac disease or Non Celiac gluten sensitivity. There are blood tests called celiac test to detect gluten intolerance. You should ideally consult a gastroenterologist (a specialist who looks after the diseases of our digestive system). You can stop the cereals and see if this helps.
Avatar n tn I react to wheat/gluten, even though I test negative for allergy tests and Celiac. I have IBS and I clearly have gluten intolerance, regardless of what any of the official tests say. If I want to suffer, all I have to do is eat something I know has gluten in it. Then, it takes forever for the colon to stop cramping and having constipation. I think it's better to just stay away from gluten if you have any doubts or if you're having symptoms.
Avatar f tn A person can eat gluten products, such as regular breads and pastas for many years in the person's lifetime, then suddenly start having these symptoms. This is not uncommon. Allergies work the same way. Just note that while Celiac sufferers have to treat gluten like an allergy, it's not really an allergy. There is more going on than an allergy, because it's an autoimmune illness with the symptoms triggered by gluten.
Avatar f tn Did he start vomiting again when he started eating gluten again? He may not have a gluten allergy but he may be sensitive to gluten. If he feels better when not eating gluten, then don't let him eat gluten. Also, in rare cases, the biopsy will be normal even though the person has celiac disease. Have they figured out why he has ulcers?
Avatar f tn ** For example, elevated IgA antigliadin is a proven useful marker of the immune reaction in the small intestine triggered by gluten, in celiac disease. Basically, this means you most likely do have celiac disease. This means nothing with gluten should be consumed or you will probably have a reaction. It's a food allergy to gluten - Gluten is in A LOT of foods. Pasta, Bread, Wheat (BEER for example). We are fortunate to have gluten free foods now.
Avatar m tn The gluten issue is further complicated because there is both celiac disease (autoimmune gluten intolerance) and and non-celiac gluten intolerance. With celiac disease, antibodies attack tissue in the gut making it progressively hard to absorb nutrients. Your doctor probably did an antibody test for celiac, However, the blood test is not conclusive, only a small intesting biopsy is conclusive.
Avatar m tn s the amount of gluten that matters rather than whether it has any at all. For others it is a wheat allergy rather than a gluten allergy, so the people can still have barley, rye and oats. For me, it's the gluten itself.) So, I would encourage you to get to a naturopath for proper guidance on an elimination diet and try that as well.
Avatar m tn for a wheat allergy yes, gluten intolerance isnt an allergy so skin test wont work, anyway i can differ between these 2 from symptoms?
1580703 tn?1651904887 Is this celiac disease or wheat/gluten allergy? now I have nausea every day after antibiotics and GERD and my whole upper chest feels sore when I drink cold liquids. I take canasa suppositories and probiotics, pills/yogurt helps a lot like from GNC the $10 bottle. I still wheeze when I exhale from asthma. I had a colonoscopy/flex sig done recently and the biopsies were negative. I read though there is a ulcerative colitis which isn't diagnosed by biopsies? thanks!
1369218 tn?1282423884 However, there are gluten sensitivities which mimic the symptoms of celiac disease but it is a sensitivities/intolerance as opposed to an allergy. I tend to think that there is no reason to go chasing down tons of blood tests for celiac disease when you can easily try a gluten free diet and see if it helps. I found the celiac diet (and I did it 100%) for 2 months not bad at all, and I was doing that as a lactose intolerant vegetarian too. Sadly, it didn't help my problems.
Avatar f tn For over a year, I have had nearly every symptom of Celiac Disease (CD). Two months ago, I got tested for CD but the tests showed that I did not have it. It did show, however, that I have a very great vitamin D deficiency. I used to be anemic as well, but doctors told me I grew out of it. Do these things have any relevance? During Lent, I fasted from wheat products (not all gluten-containing foods, however). I felt SO good.
543791 tn?1216381777 Some people are gluten intolerant even though they are sero-negative for Celiac Disease (meaning the blood test is negative). Have you considered a trial of eliminating or severely limiting the amount of gluten in your diet? You might find it helps and it certainly won't hurt anything (except perhaps a pinch in your wallet). I really don't know if gluten intolerance would cause a rise in eosinophils. It seems possible if it is considered an allergy but again - I don't KNOW that.
Avatar f tn Celiac disease can be diagnosed at any age. It is an allergy to gluten. Unfortunately for us with GP, almost all the symptoms are one in the same. Even more so for me as I also have Multiple Sclerosis. I also have IBS and Ehlers- Danlos. Fun times. There are blood tests for celiac but false positives and false negatives are not uncommon. From my understanding, the small upper intestinal biopsy is the only true tell and that is done endoscopy. I am going through that in a couple weeks.
Avatar f tn You could be like me and have the gluten intolerance without ever testing positive for even gluten intolerance. So, I do have to still eat like a Celiac. My better doctors know I really do have gluten intolerance, but there are some that refuse to believe unless they're stinking, less-than-accurate blood test tells them so. I ignore these ones because I know they don't know what they're talking about.