Is it possible to have celiac disease and yet have a negative blood test?!
Question: Yes. It is important to have an endoscopy if you think you may have celiacs disease, they're not pleasant by the way. This will show you if you do have it or not. There are other diseases that mimic the symptoms of celiacs, like IBS and Crohns disease.
To the person above, I had the same test and it was positive in my genes, this DOES NOT MEAN SHE HAS CELIACS DISEASE! It just means she could develop it in the future and it can be passed onto her children, it's also likely that she has gluten sensitivity which means she may feel better off it, but there is no danger if she does eat it.
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Answers: Yes. It is important to have an endoscopy if you think you may have celiacs disease, they're not pleasant by the way. This will show you if you do have it or not. There are other diseases that mimic the symptoms of celiacs, like IBS and Crohns disease.
To the person above, I had the same test and it was positive in my genes, this DOES NOT MEAN SHE HAS CELIACS DISEASE! It just means she could develop it in the future and it can be passed onto her children, it's also likely that she has gluten sensitivity which means she may feel better off it, but there is no danger if she does eat it.
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Yes, absolutely. Blood tests are never conclusive; they are a snap shot and part of a bigger picture. Many of the lab tests do not show many things that can cause this problem. If doctors rely on the blood test only to determine this problem, they will misdiagnose many. As an example, many of these problems come from parasites. That will not show up in many lab tests, even if they test for parasites.
Digestion runs "north to south." If you look at a specific symptom like celiac disease, the root cause is most likely "north" of that site. The root cause is most likely in your stomach area. To treat the celiac valve near your large intestine will most likely give you some relief there, but not get rid of the problem that is causing the celiac issue, then you will have additional issues as you age. Most of these digestive issues are due to a combination of diet, drugs, and lifestyle. If you are eating the typical SAD diet (standard American diet) that is high in carbohydrates, low in fat, low in salt, lots of soy based foods, vegetable oils, etc., it is easy to see why you may be having digestive issues. It's not easy to be healthy in America, especially when you look at the Mausoleums where dead food is held in state and walk down those death row aisles of dead, disgusting, pretty packaged boxes and cans.
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Yes it is. My daughter now 21 months was just officially diagnosed with celiacs disease she has been on a gluten free diet for about 6 months. She has had all the blood tests and they were all negative until a GI doctor said to do a genetic test that's when it popped up. It is a very expensive test and took the insurance about 3 months to approve it.