Linda Forster, founder of Gluten Free -UAE and Daniela Walker also of Gluten Free-UAE organized a question and answer meeting on September 29 at the Organic Foods & Cafe, Dubai Mall. XY Clinics and Diagnostika Medlabs took part along with Dr Ursula Rolef and Dr Michael Klein, leading gastroenterologists from HealthBay Polyclinic. The topic was celiac disease. It was a lively session with the audience asking about the most up-to-date celiac related testing and diagnosis. Celiac disease and problems with gluten are under-diagnosed but thanks to non-profit bodies such as Gluten Free, UAE awareness is increasing.
If you think you have a gluten problem, you should confirm this by doing a comprehensive test that looks at 3 important bio markers- Tissue Transglutaminase (TTG), deminated gliadin antibody and total IgA. Together these markers will confirm whether the gluten problem and the potential for celiac disease. Please do not rely on food intolerance testing and conclude that you have a problem with gluten. As popular as intolerance tests are, they are not supported by clear scientific evidence . Few medical experts will recommend them.
XY Clinics team pointed out that even if a person does not have celiac disease, that person may still suffer from eating wheat. There are individuals who feel lethargic and mentally dull after eating wheat products. The reason for that is that wheat contains a protein component called gliadorphin which can activate opiod receptors in the brain. Once these receptors are activated, they will make you feel dull, slow and drugged. But using the above test will not tell you whether your brain is getting drugged on wheat products. The specific test to confirm this is called gliadorphin peptide test. XY Clinics offers the test.
Invasive investigations and biopsies are difficult to carry out on small children and babies. So if a parent is celiac, the children can be screened for risk by doing a genetic test. The genetic test confirms mutations in two genes on chromosome six. These are HLA DQ2 and HLA DQ8. The celiac risk is most prevalent in the carriers of HLA DQ 2. All you need to do the test is a saliva sample. IF you are positive for the genes, then you have a risk for celiac disease. If you continue to eat some gluten, you can periodically check for celiac disease with an expensive blood test.
XY Clinics offers the celiac disease test for just Dh 400 and the genetic test for Dh 1250.
If you think you have a gluten problem, you should confirm this by doing a comprehensive test that looks at 3 important bio markers- Tissue Transglutaminase (TTG), deminated gliadin antibody and total IgA. Together these markers will confirm whether the gluten problem and the potential for celiac disease. Please do not rely on food intolerance testing and conclude that you have a problem with gluten. As popular as intolerance tests are, they are not supported by clear scientific evidence . Few medical experts will recommend them.
XY Clinics team pointed out that even if a person does not have celiac disease, that person may still suffer from eating wheat. There are individuals who feel lethargic and mentally dull after eating wheat products. The reason for that is that wheat contains a protein component called gliadorphin which can activate opiod receptors in the brain. Once these receptors are activated, they will make you feel dull, slow and drugged. But using the above test will not tell you whether your brain is getting drugged on wheat products. The specific test to confirm this is called gliadorphin peptide test. XY Clinics offers the test.
Invasive investigations and biopsies are difficult to carry out on small children and babies. So if a parent is celiac, the children can be screened for risk by doing a genetic test. The genetic test confirms mutations in two genes on chromosome six. These are HLA DQ2 and HLA DQ8. The celiac risk is most prevalent in the carriers of HLA DQ 2. All you need to do the test is a saliva sample. IF you are positive for the genes, then you have a risk for celiac disease. If you continue to eat some gluten, you can periodically check for celiac disease with an expensive blood test.
XY Clinics offers the celiac disease test for just Dh 400 and the genetic test for Dh 1250.
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