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3 months gluten free blood tests

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david71169
david71169

So happy been gluten free for 3 months and have had my first perfect blood test in a year. Iron ferritin gone from 10 to 36 folic acid back to normal and raised liver enzymes back to perfect. Its crazy what gluten can.do to you. Doctor wants to leave it 6 months before doing another celiac blood test as it can take a while to come down and didnt want to discourage me if it hadnt improved much since my initial diagnosis but all the other bloods have significantly improved so im heading in the right direction.

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  • jasmine19000
    jasmine19000 david71169

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    Hi David, 

    While I'm at the start of it all, I can relate to the raised liver levels (and high inflammatory levels) although my doctor brushed off coeliac since it came back negative in the blood test - which is quite common to present a false negative anyway, little does she know. Going to be organising a biopsy to confirm but with 99% of the symptoms, it's very likely that's what it is. Last year I'd had full blood count done and liver and inflammation was fine - while I was on a gluten free diet! 

    What you're referring to with the blood testing, is this to test to see that the coeliac screen comes back negative? Is it a monitoring process? Just a curiosity because obviously once a coeliac always a coeliac.

    Either way, congratulations on things improving. It's a tough change in diet but that relief of many symptoms is an absolute blessing. I wish you the best for further improvements.

    • david71169
      david71169 jasmine19000

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      It is a monitoring process with an aim that the blood test will eventually show negative due to no gluten in my system. I was diagnosed by biopsies and then backed up with a very strong positive blood test. I believe endoscopy and biopsy is the best way
  • sezza978
    sezza978 david71169

    Posted

    Hi

    What is a celiac blood test? Why do your liver levels rise? Sorry I'm new here and trying to figure out what's going in with me.

    My stool sample came back high. Its 90. I've been having chronic diarrhoea for a couple of months. They said ibs so wouldn't give me tests. I also pass light coloured stools too. I'm waiting to hear from my GP about the stoll test. Only got the results yesterday and need to have a phone consultation with GP.

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