Guest guest Posted August 31, 2001 Report Share Posted August 31, 2001 If you can find a celiac > support group doing a > blood screening workshop, it can be as little as > $10. > Beware the blood test! Although the blood test can be a good indicator, it's important not to rule out celiac just because your blood test comes back negative. Mine came back negative, but my doc still thinks I may have it and the only way to be sure is to do a biopsy of the intestines. I haven't gotten around to doing that yet (joy of joys) but I will soon because I know it's important. Do the blood test, but remember this. ===== __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2001 Report Share Posted August 31, 2001 At 08:09 AM 8/31/2001 -0700, you wrote: >If you can find a celiac > > support group doing a > > blood screening workshop, it can be as little as > > $10. > > >Beware the blood test! Although the blood test can be >a good indicator, it's important not to rule out >celiac just because your blood test comes back >negative. Mine came back negative, but my doc still >thinks I may have it and the only way to be sure is to >do a biopsy of the intestines. I haven't gotten >around to doing that yet (joy of joys) but I will soon >because I know it's important. Do the blood test, but >remember this. > Quite right...it is a screening only. In fact the biopsy is the only accepted positive diagnosis. However the screening is about 85% accurate. Note that even the biopsy isn't 100%. A lot depends on the skills of the people taking and reading the sample. It's also very important to note that neither of these tests will be accurate if you are already gluten free. Jay Bigam Marketing and Information Technology Manager Kinnikinnick Foods Inc. www.kinnikinnick.com Toll Free: 1- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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