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Hello all.
My son suffered from stomach aches, bloated tummy, bowel accidents, foul smelling bowel movements that floated (classic symptoms) for about 3 years.  Our family doctor suggested he be tested for celiac disease, and so we had the IGa and Igg tests done.  he came back strong positive (34) for Igg, normal for Iga.  The doctor told me he had celiac disease and recommended a gluten free diet and follow up with a specialist.  We immediately started the GF diet, and saw improvement right away.  Six weeks into this, and he was doing great.  I then had my appt with the GI doc, (soonest I could get), and he tells us that my son probably does not have celiac disease, that he has 'rectal overflow disfunction', (for which he had NONE of the symptoms).
Now I am more confused than ever, and am wondering if I should put him back on the gluten diet and get the biopsy done, but am wondering how long would he have to have gluten back in his diet before getting an accurate test result.  Also, would he have to have gluten back in his diet to get an accurate result on a total serum Iga level test?  I would appreciate any advice, we're feeling overwhelmed.

Jackie Spiller

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