question about blood testing

[kcwoman]

My gastroenterologist says that my blood tests are overwhelmingly indicative of celiac disease but wants me to have the biopsy done. How accurate are the blood tests alone?

[aklap]

Hi KC,

Welcome to the board! If the blood work is positive for CD, it's pretty likely you have CD. There's a much higher chance of having false negative blood work than a false positive.

However, some auto immune diseases will cause false positives in some of the celiac blood work.

Our Thread on Celiac Blood Tests & More Diagnostic Info

Do you know which tests were run?

Please let us know how the biopsy testing goes. Are you nervous about the procedure?
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Al

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