Hello,
Did any of you find that you tested negative for a food intolerance (using Dr. Fine's tests) but are still intolerant of it? Or, did Dr. Fine's tests support your own food intolerance discoveries?
Thanks,
Magyar
Dr. Fine's Intolerance Tests
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Dr. Fine's Intolerance Tests
Celiac (gluten-free since 2000), Lymphocytic colitis since 2000.
Morning, Magyar,
I tested negative to eggs, yeast and soy. I almost never eat soy, anyway, so I haven't tried eating any of it, since the test. I didn't test for gluten, dairy, and corn, since there's no question that I'm intolerant of them, and they don't have a corn test, anyway.
I can eat eggs, in small amounts, or on an occasional basis, without any problems, but if I eat a couple every day, for say, a week or more, I begin to notice some symptoms, such as minor bloating, and general abdominal discomfort, (minor pain), so I mostly avoid eggs, but don't attempt to totally avoid all traces of them.
l can't make up my mind about yeast, but I avoid it as best I can. I find that frequent ingestion of items that contain yeast, seems to cause problems. I'm very suspicious of yeast, because of the fact that any and all sources of sugar bother me, (even natural sources of sugar, such as honey, and fruit sugar), and, as we all know, yeast thrives on sugar. The only kind of sugar that I can tolerate without problems is maple sugar, and I have never tried more than small amounts of that, so it might bother me also, If I ate any significant amount of it.
The tests at Enterolab are only capable of detecting the most prominent proteins, for which the tests are developed. As the literature that comes with the test results points out, it's possible to be intolerant of other proteins that are not tested for, and it's also possible to get a false negative test result, in some cases. IOW, a positive test result leaves no doubt, but a negative test result is not always 100% accurate, due to limiting factors. At least that's my interpretation of the explanation that comes with the test results.
Wayne
I tested negative to eggs, yeast and soy. I almost never eat soy, anyway, so I haven't tried eating any of it, since the test. I didn't test for gluten, dairy, and corn, since there's no question that I'm intolerant of them, and they don't have a corn test, anyway.
I can eat eggs, in small amounts, or on an occasional basis, without any problems, but if I eat a couple every day, for say, a week or more, I begin to notice some symptoms, such as minor bloating, and general abdominal discomfort, (minor pain), so I mostly avoid eggs, but don't attempt to totally avoid all traces of them.
l can't make up my mind about yeast, but I avoid it as best I can. I find that frequent ingestion of items that contain yeast, seems to cause problems. I'm very suspicious of yeast, because of the fact that any and all sources of sugar bother me, (even natural sources of sugar, such as honey, and fruit sugar), and, as we all know, yeast thrives on sugar. The only kind of sugar that I can tolerate without problems is maple sugar, and I have never tried more than small amounts of that, so it might bother me also, If I ate any significant amount of it.
The tests at Enterolab are only capable of detecting the most prominent proteins, for which the tests are developed. As the literature that comes with the test results points out, it's possible to be intolerant of other proteins that are not tested for, and it's also possible to get a false negative test result, in some cases. IOW, a positive test result leaves no doubt, but a negative test result is not always 100% accurate, due to limiting factors. At least that's my interpretation of the explanation that comes with the test results.
Wayne
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Another thought, Magyar!
Have you tried eliminating all dairy (even the cheeses) for any length of time? Perhaps you are sensitive to a protein different from the one tested for. Also, Mike tested negative to dairy but definitiely had trouble with some cheese. I think he was thinking it might have been because of the annatto (SP?) added for coloring.
Polly
Have you tried eliminating all dairy (even the cheeses) for any length of time? Perhaps you are sensitive to a protein different from the one tested for. Also, Mike tested negative to dairy but definitiely had trouble with some cheese. I think he was thinking it might have been because of the annatto (SP?) added for coloring.
Polly
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Hi there,
Guess I was lucky in that my diarrhea left as soon as I eliminated all the foods I tested positive for that Enterolab offers. I was able to correlate these with experience, so that made it a little easier to figure out what the length of time was between ingestion and reaction in my particular case, s now, I pretty much know what food to be suspicious of if I should react to something accidentally ingested.
There was only one other food, soy, that wasn't offered for sale at the lab that, after removing the ones tested for, proved to set off the diarrhea, so now, I'm still not eating any of these, including the soy, and therefore, not having any symptoms including diarrhea. I didn't eat soy all that much by then, so it was pretty easy to find that one, particularly since I now knew what the triggers were, and could be fairly certain that I wasn't eating anything with tested for triggers, so it had to be the soy at that point.
I just hope that I'm not having any silent reactions for which I have no obvious symptoms. I prefer to know all of them, and work from there on a solution.
Wow, this sudden sleep attack business is really hampering my ability to compose posts, so better say "good night" for now.
Yours, Luce
Guess I was lucky in that my diarrhea left as soon as I eliminated all the foods I tested positive for that Enterolab offers. I was able to correlate these with experience, so that made it a little easier to figure out what the length of time was between ingestion and reaction in my particular case, s now, I pretty much know what food to be suspicious of if I should react to something accidentally ingested.
There was only one other food, soy, that wasn't offered for sale at the lab that, after removing the ones tested for, proved to set off the diarrhea, so now, I'm still not eating any of these, including the soy, and therefore, not having any symptoms including diarrhea. I didn't eat soy all that much by then, so it was pretty easy to find that one, particularly since I now knew what the triggers were, and could be fairly certain that I wasn't eating anything with tested for triggers, so it had to be the soy at that point.
I just hope that I'm not having any silent reactions for which I have no obvious symptoms. I prefer to know all of them, and work from there on a solution.
Wow, this sudden sleep attack business is really hampering my ability to compose posts, so better say "good night" for now.
Yours, Luce