Enterolab results

[darlagroat]

Gluten/Antigenic Food Sensitivity Stool Panel
Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 69 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 15 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) IgA 23 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-soy IgA 15 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fat Malabsorption Stool Test (Fecal Fat)
Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score Less than 300 Units (Normal Range is less than 300 Units)

Expanded Antigenic Food Sensitivity Stool Panel

Mean Value 11 Antigenic Foods 10 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

No significant reactivity to: Corn, beef, chicken, pork, walnut, cashew, white potato.

1+ reactivity to: Oat, Almond

3+ reactivity to: Rice, tuna

Within each class of foods to which you displayed multiple reactions, the hierarchy of those reactions detected were as follows:

Grains:
Grain toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Rice
Grain toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Oat

Meats:
Meat toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Tuna

Nuts:
Nut toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Almond

Triple Parasite Stool Test
Triple Parasite Stool Test (Giardia) Negative (Normal - Negative)

Triple Parasite Stool Test (Amoeba) Negative (Normal - Negative)

Triple Parasite Stool Test (Cryptosporidium) Negative (Normal - Negative)

Up until now I have been eating eggs in the hope that they would be ok. I have been glutin, dairy and soy free (to my knowledge) for nearly a month, am on 30mg of prednisone daily and still have not seen Norman. I will begin the tapering on Saturday, and hope for the best. It is hard to know if it is helping or not, but I don't want to continue on prednisone. I was previously on Budesonide and it really didn't seem to help.

It is at least a place to start...
Darla

[tex]

Hi Darla,

Now that you are also avoiding eggs, you should see some improvement.

It appears that rice and tuna are the only 2 of the other 11 antigenic foods that may cause problems (unless you were taking prednisone when you sent the sample to EnteroLab). Prednisone can significantly suppress antibody production, and that can drastically reduce the sensitivity of the tests.

Since your other test results were positive though, that suggests that your immune system wasn't suppressed by a large percentage, so even the 11 antigenic foods test results may be reliable. At the very least, you know that rice and tuna definitely should be avoided.

Do you mind if I add your results to our list here?

Tex

[darlagroat]

Thanks for your feedback, Tex. I have learned soo much from this forum, and I am appreciative of everyone's concern and help.

Of course you may post these results or use them however they might be helpful for someone. I was not taking prednisone at the time I sent the specimen. Does that mean that almond isn't completely out? I don't know exactly what a 1+ means in practical terms.

[Leah]

Sorry to hear Darla that you still are not seeing positive results. Like Tex said, omitting eggs will help. Are you also being careful with fiber ( not eating raw fruits and veggies, beans, legumes etc)? This process can be a long one. Hang in there. The last piece of my puzzle was histamines. If you don't start feeling better soon, it may be the next thing you need to explore.
Good luck
Leah