Is it possible to still have celiac disease if you have tested negative for a gluten allergy? - gluten rast test negative, can you still have celiac disease
A few months ago I had taken a RAST blood test for the following allergens: wheat and gluten. My results came back as highly intolerant of wheat gluten and negative. I wonder if this means that I'm clear where I needed a different criterion to be sure? I want to ask about clinical allergy, but it is a small office and the doctor is always busy. ---- Also I read somewhere that when someone intolerant, can finally go back into his system after a long period of time .. is this true and if so, how long should it be? ---- Thank you:)
Gluten Rast Test Negative, Can You Still Have Celiac Disease Is It Possible To Still Have Celiac Disease If You Have Tested Negative For A Gluten Allergy?
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Stacy the rast test is an allergy test for IgE allergies. This is not the same as testing for celiac disease. The rast test as a test is not as sensitive and specific as many test - but one of the best test available for allergies. If you sent the same blood sample to 2 different labs, you might get different results. A person can have both a wheat/gluten allergy and celiac disease. If you think you might have celiac disease you should have a celiac panel done. You might also be interested to know that some scientists feel that allergy tests are not very sensitive when a person has celiac disease.
CKupper, RD
Gluten Intolerance Group
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