I just received my test results which I am still digesting...
I have been essentially gluten free for many years but I can see that I need to be more rigorous with that. I do eat dairy and will give that up to see if it helps, even though it appears to be borderline. I have been off eggs and soy fairly recently but not religiously.
Comments or suggestions are most welcome.
Jan
Comprehensive Gluten/Antigenic Food Sensitivity Stool Panel
Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 22 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 10 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) IgA 13 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-soy IgA 8 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Mean Value 11 Antigenic Foods 5 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
While all of the foods tested can be immune-stimulating, the hierarchy of reactions detected were as follows:
Food to which there was no significant immunological reactivity:
Food to which there was some immunological reactivity (1+): None
Food to which there was moderate immunological reactivity (2+): None
Food to which there was significant and/or the most immunological reactivity (3+): None
Corn
Oat
Rice
Beef
Chicken
Pork
Tuna
Almond
Walnut
Cashew
White potato
Enterolab results
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It actually looks pretty good Jan. Seems like you only have to give up eggs. When it comes to dairy, you could take it out for a while and see if it makes you feel better, but if there is no improvement, then maybe just stay away from the dairy that has lactose in it ( because lactose usually gives anyone problems that still has intestinal inflammation). That would mean you could eat cheese and butter, but not ice-cream, yogurt,puddings, milk etc.
Good luck
leah
Good luck
leah
Hi Jan,
Gluten is a real problem. Traces seem to show up in so many unexpected places.
I agree with Leah — you came out better than many of us, especially having a negative result on all of the 11 other antigenic foods.
Do you mind if I add your results to our list here?
Tex
Gluten is a real problem. Traces seem to show up in so many unexpected places.
I agree with Leah — you came out better than many of us, especially having a negative result on all of the 11 other antigenic foods.
Do you mind if I add your results to our list here?
Tex
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.
Thanks Leah and Tex. I like the suggestion regarding dairy.
Though it might seem like I will have it relatively easy
I also have to factor in mast cell and histamine issues and possibly IgE allergies. I had numerous reactions with a RAST test a few years ago, but there appears to be very different opinions on the accuracy of that test. Anyway, I'm going to take it slow.
Tex, please feel free to post my results.
Though it might seem like I will have it relatively easy
I also have to factor in mast cell and histamine issues and possibly IgE allergies. I had numerous reactions with a RAST test a few years ago, but there appears to be very different opinions on the accuracy of that test. Anyway, I'm going to take it slow.Tex, please feel free to post my results.