Celiac and Gluten

[Guest guest]

In AI Andy recommends to test for Celiac disease if there is suspicion.

He recommends and IgA antibodies test I think? (I lent my book out for the

weekend)

On this website it says:

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/index.htm

To diagnose celiac disease, physicians will usually test blood to measure levels

of

a.. Immunoglobulin A (IgA)

b.. anti-tissue transglutaminase (tTGA)

c.. IgA anti-endomysium antibodies (AEA)

Has anybody used any of these tests to screen for celiac disease, and would it

show up gluten intolerance, or is that the same thing as Celiac?

Thanks,

Dean