celiac

markswife1992

my son is 23 years old & he is overweight. he has been trying to lose weight for years. he tried low-carb, vegan, all kinds of different "Fads." he was always so tired.........
i took him to my dr and we found out he has celiac! we were shocked! so he stopped gluten & is losing weight already AND has increased him vitamin levels in his blood. (his vitamin D was 6 !!!!!!!!!! dr said lowest he has EVER seen! and his vitamin B's were in the single digits, too!)
anyway, just thought i would pass this along. we are not in a "high risk" group, and my husband and i are both negative for the genes.
for anyone having difficulties, might be worth a trip to the dr.
ask for tests HLAQ2 and HLAQ8

nvmomketo

I'm glad your son is recovering well.

I lost about 10-15lbs when I was diagnosed too. I find it harder to lose weight when not feeling well, and going GF definitely helped with that.

The tests you mentioned are just gene tests though. The HLA Q2 and Q8 are present in 30% of the population even though celiac disease is only in 1-2% of people. If you have a positive gene test, that means your risk of CD is now 3-6%. It is possible to develop CD with negative gene tests but it is very rare. If you have an immediate family member with CD your risk can be as high as 1 in 10.

Unfortunately, because celiac disease has a genetic component, his family will be at risk. It is advised that all parents, siblings and children be tested every 2-3 years for life. Sooner if symptoms develop.

Celiac tests are ttG IgA, tTG IgG, DGP IgA, DGP IgG, EMA IgA, total serum IgA (control test), and possibly the old AGA IgA and AGA IgG if the DGP tests are not available. One needs to be eating gluten in the 2-3 months prior to testing.

markswife1992

yes, testing is very in-depth, and we are glad to have confirmation. i was just giving the basics.