Genetic Testing For Gluten Sensitivity and Celiac Disease
One of the most common questions pertaining to gluten sensitivity and celiac disease? How do I get tested? Serum blood tests and lab tests are fraught with error and inaccuracies. A number of research studies have confirmed this. Many patients have these tests performed, the results come back negative, yet they still respond to a gluten free diet. Why?
Many people go on a gluten free diet and feel better despite lab results. This works great if you are an adult capable of making your own decisions, but what about children? In my clinic I see this problem frequently.
The following video will explain the answer to this question and more. Additionally, this video will break down genetic testing of gluten sensitivity for you. If you have had negative biopsy or blood tests for gluten intolerance or celiac disease find out now by watching…
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All the best,
Dr. Osborne – AKA The Gluten Free Warrrior
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Dr. Osborne is right on regarding gene testing for gluten sensitivity. The way gluten sensitivity testing is done in most medical offices is consistent with typical medical attitudes and outdated practices.
Imagine going to a dentist for a checkup and there was a small soft spot on a tooth and the dentist said they will just watch that area. The next checkup you have a small black spot where the soft spot was and still, nothing is done. Finally 6 months later you can’t stand the pain and you go back and find the tooth is half destroyed by dental decay and the dentist says, Oh, I see you have a tooth problem – we better patch that up. You wouldn’t stand for that type of poor care.
Such is the case with typical testing and even awareness of the types of health challenges that gluten sensitivity can cause.
Current knowledge states:
“Gluten sensitivity is a systemic autoimmune disease with diverse manifestations. This disorder is characterised by abnormal immunological responsiveness to ingested gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. Coeliac disease, or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is only one aspect of a range of possible manifestations of gluten sensitivity. Although neurological manifestations in patients with established coeliac disease have been reported since 1966, it was not until 30 years later that, in some individuals, gluten sensitivity was shown to manifest solely with neurological dysfunction. Furthermore, the concept of extraintestinal presentations without enteropathy has only recently become accepted. In this Personal View, we review the range of neurological manifestations of gluten sensitivity and discuss recent advances in the diagnosis and understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying neurological dysfunction related to gluten sensitivity.”
Source:
The Lancet Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 318 – 330, March 2010. (http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422%2809%2970290-X/abstract)
Get tested for GS genes by a proper lab and get started with changing your family’s health future for generations to come.