When testing for celiac disease do they run a gluten test?
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When testing for celiac disease do they run a gluten test?
4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Ramirez
Internal Medicine - Allergy & Immunology
In brief:
Blood test
Usually doctors will start with getting a history.
There is more to gluten sensitivity than just "stomach problems". Then they might order a blood test: anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies, and/or anti-endomysial antibodies. Depending on those results, they may or may not need a colonoscopy/endoscopy.
In brief:
Blood test
Usually doctors will start with getting a history.
There is more to gluten sensitivity than just "stomach problems". Then they might order a blood test: anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies, and/or anti-endomysial antibodies. Depending on those results, they may or may not need a colonoscopy/endoscopy.
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