My Entrolab results

lando · Post by **lando** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:21 pm

Not what I wanted.

I eat a dozen eggs everyday. I don't understand the gene numbers though. I thought, it would be gluten and dairy that I would have to give up.

Gluten/Antigenic Food Sensitivity Stool Panel
Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 16 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 4 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) IgA 21 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-soy IgA 9 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Gluten Sensitivity Gene Test
HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 1 0501

HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 2 0602

Serologic equivalent: HLA-DQ 1,1 (Subtype 5,6)

jgivens · Post by **jgivens** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:14 pm

You DO have to give up gluten, but not dairy. I've found egg replacement pretty easy. I too, tested the same way you have. I was eating a tremendous amt of eggs to make up for the lack of protein without dairy. I'm fairly sure in another year or two I might be able to add eggs back into my diet.
Call Enterolab and ask to speak to the nurse. She will explain the gene panel to you thoroughly. You paid (or maybe your insurance did) enough to have the nurse help you decipher what it all means!
Actually, your test results are pretty good---far less limited than it could be.

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:14 am

Lucky you! You don't have a celiac gene! However it's my understanding that doubleDQ genes may make you more likely to have multiple food sensitivities (see Polly). So while gluten may not be your #1 enemy, you may end up with a greater variety of foods to avoid. 14 is a positive result for gluten sensitivity, but your egg habit seems like a bigger problem. Sorry.

lando · Post by **lando** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:53 am

I think you're reading my post wrong. I know I have to give up gluten. I was saying I thought I would have to give up gluten and dairy. Not gluten and eggs. I don't really eat or drink too much dairy anyways, since I am lactose intolerant and have been for 13 years.

Giving up eggs is going to be tough, breakfast will never be the same.

Leah · Post by **Leah** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:53 pm

The good news is that it's only two out of the four, but I totally understand having a hard time giving up eggs. I eat them almost every morning also. Beware that most "egg substitutes" still have egg whites in them. ...... bacon is okay though! :)

Leah

jgivens · Post by **jgivens** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:33 pm

Leah--egg whites in egg replacer even if it says, "contains no eggs or animal protein"? I use Energ Egg Replacer and in addition to containing no egg, they boast of containing no gluten, wheat, preservatives, artificial flavorings, sugar and no cholesterol.

Leah · Post by **Leah** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:10 am

Sounds like a good one jane :)

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:35 pm

I think Leah is referring to liquid egg substitutes found in the refrigerated section. Ener-g egg replacer is a powder and doesn't contain any eggs.

Lando, Zizzle is correct; your genetic test result is the same as Polly's and mine. The double DQ1 gene usually (but not always) means that you'll have more sensitivities. But you're already off to a good start because you aren't intolerant to dairy or soy.

I know what you mean about the egg intolerance. I used to eat eggs for breakfast frequently, though not a dozen a day.

I eat a waffle, pancake or polenta - all with sausage for breakfast now, and Corn Chex on some days.

I hope that you will have a quick road to remission without many intolerances.

Gloria

Stanz · Post by **Stanz** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 10:27 am

Ah, the pesky 501 gene, Lando, I am also a double DQB1, however my second gene is 603. My daughters and grandsons all have the 501 as well. I appear to be fortunate in that I have few intolerances and I wonder if the elimination of gluten for you will possibly resolve some of the others as it has for me. I can eat ice cream now, was always severely lactose intolerant before. Perhaps you will have the same results with eggs.

Not sure how accurate this observation is, but it seems like every allergy test I've had showed some reactions to the foods I ate most and still do. Hope this is the case for you that by eliminating the major problem, the rest will resolve over time.

lando · Post by **lando** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:26 pm

Stanz wrote:Ah, the pesky 501 gene, Lando, I am also a double DQB1, however my second gene is 603. My daughters and grandsons all have the 501 as well. I appear to be fortunate in that I have few intolerances and I wonder if the elimination of gluten for you will possibly resolve some of the others as it has for me. I can eat ice cream now, was always severely lactose intolerant before. Perhaps you will have the same results with eggs.

Not sure how accurate this observation is, but it seems like every allergy test I've had showed some reactions to the foods I ate most and still do. Hope this is the case for you that by eliminating the major problem, the rest will resolve over time.

Sorry don't know what most of that means except, that I can eat almost anything. Even when I was eating the foods that inflamed me, my symptoms weren't that bad. I guess I will know better when I get off the medicine, of what I cant eat or can eat, of what I didnt get tested. But I will say this, going gluten free and egg free is tough for me but it has been 6 whole days.