Elevated IgA- causes?

[Haileys Mom]

I'm a healthy 45 yr old female. About 4 yrs ago I had some nausea and went to GI doctor. After testing to rule out celiac it showed an elevated immunoglobulin A level. Normal cutoff was 394 and mine was 451. I did not have celiac and an endoscopy showed mild gastritis. All went away and have felt great ever since.

Out of curiosity, I requested my IgA be tested again by my family dr. a few months ago. I got the results and they are  428 which is still elevated. He didn't seem concerned at all.

Should this concern me or could it be 'my' normal? Thank you.

[Haileys Mom]

Dr. Mathur-
Thank you for your kind reply. Yes, I do have sinus issues so that could be a reason.

The gastritis was short-lived and was believed to be a result of extreme stress and lots of coffee ;) Tests were negative for h pylori.

I'm feeling great so I will not worry. Thanks again.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
A slightly elevated IgA as in your case should not be a cause of concern. Recurrent sinusitis, gastritis (with possible H pylori infection which you should ask your doctor to rule out), etc could be the cause. Take care!

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