Hi All,
FINALLY got my results from EnteroLab. I had to pressure them a tad as I need to do food shopping for a month on Monday as I am having my right knee replaced on the 1st and I work the 2 weekends before plus the day after Thanksgiving. I've got lots of prep to do and will be working on a large bulk mailing over 5 evenings also.
Drum roll...
The only 2 things that are major issues for me are gluten (11) and walnuts (moderate reactivity). 4 Dairy, 6 Egg, 5 Soy and 3 Antigenic foods (best to avoid as much as possible?). That's a relief, I feel so fortunate.
I had cut out gluten a few months ago. When I started The Gabriel Method in June, eating huge baby spinach salads and eating walnuts in the morning, I developed my D and had it for 2 months before I got my LC diagnosis. I've been loose since, and if I eat any veggies I get D.
So... No more walnuts. How long should I wait before I reintroduce raw vegies and fruit? It is not so cut dried I guess, but at least I know the first major culprits. If I still have symptoms should I knock out one of the the major three at a time and see if that helps?
Any comments or advice is welcome.
Thanks,
Summer
How grateful am I? Results are in!
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Hi Summer,
Yes, you are very fortunate. Great test results!
If you are still in a flare, it is best to stay away from raw fruits and veggies as they can be irritants until you have had some healing. We are each different, and possibly you have had enough healing already?
Again, congratulations on your results.
Paula
Yes, you are very fortunate. Great test results!
If you are still in a flare, it is best to stay away from raw fruits and veggies as they can be irritants until you have had some healing. We are each different, and possibly you have had enough healing already?
Again, congratulations on your results.
Paula
Paula
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Summer wrote:If I still have symptoms should I knock out one of the the major three at a time and see if that helps?
The proper way to do that would be to eliminate all of them at the same time, and then after you are in remission, reintroduce them 1 at a time for a few days each, to see if you react to them. If you eliminate only 1 at a time, and you happen to be sensitive to 2 or more of them, you would never be able to figure that out by avoiding only 1 at a time, because you would continue to react. If we are already reacting, it's very difficult to reliably detect a "new" reaction.
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.
Well, they might be. See what happens after you cut walnuts out of your diet.Summer wrote:So it seems the lab results aren't as definitive as I thought they would be.
If that doesn't resolve the problem, and you want to try to isolate the problem foods by the use of an elimination diet, you would need to follow a very limited elimination diet until you are in remission. The purpose of an elimination diet is to eliminate from your diet every possible food that might cause a reaction — we're talking only a few, basic, safe foods here. After you are in remission, then you can easily test foods, one at at time, to see if you can tolerate them.
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.
My results are in as well!
I was surprised to see the email announcing the posting of my results (it's been only a week and 2 days since they received my specimen!), and I too am feeling very, VERY fortunate. Following are the results I received (feel free to utilize them as necessary, Tex):
gluten = 15
casein = 5
egg = 4
soy = 4
11 antigenic foods "mean" = 7
1+ = None
2+ = almond
3+ = None
The way I see it (correct me if I'm wrong), my top concerns are gluten and almond (there goes my almond milk, so I bought cashew milk instead). I'm assuming that if I want to avoid prolonged symptoms or future inflammation I should still stay clear of casein, egg and soy, and that once I'm completely healed (and I'm seeing signs of improvement! Hallelujah!) I may be able to occasionally consume almond. Is there anything else I'm not taking into consideration?
A Very Grateful Judy :)
gluten = 15
casein = 5
egg = 4
soy = 4
11 antigenic foods "mean" = 7
1+ = None
2+ = almond
3+ = None
The way I see it (correct me if I'm wrong), my top concerns are gluten and almond (there goes my almond milk, so I bought cashew milk instead). I'm assuming that if I want to avoid prolonged symptoms or future inflammation I should still stay clear of casein, egg and soy, and that once I'm completely healed (and I'm seeing signs of improvement! Hallelujah!) I may be able to occasionally consume almond. Is there anything else I'm not taking into consideration?
A Very Grateful Judy :)
Hi Judy,
Actually, the only food problem indicated by the test results is gluten. Unless you are 1 of the 1 in about 500 who have selective IgA deficiency, those other results should be definitively negative. And with a score of only 7 on the 11 antigenic foods, even almond shouldn't be a problem. Also I would point out that I and at least 1 other member here are unable to tolerate any nuts of any kind, nor any nut butters, but we can both use almond milk without any problems. So there shouldn't be any reason to avoid it if you want to use it. And after your intestines heal, you should be able to tolerate cow's milk, also.
Thanks. I'll add your results to the list.
Tex
Actually, the only food problem indicated by the test results is gluten. Unless you are 1 of the 1 in about 500 who have selective IgA deficiency, those other results should be definitively negative. And with a score of only 7 on the 11 antigenic foods, even almond shouldn't be a problem. Also I would point out that I and at least 1 other member here are unable to tolerate any nuts of any kind, nor any nut butters, but we can both use almond milk without any problems. So there shouldn't be any reason to avoid it if you want to use it. And after your intestines heal, you should be able to tolerate cow's milk, also.
Thanks. I'll add your results to the list.
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.
My observations also assume that you haven't been taking Entocort, because if you were taking it for an extended period before the sample was taken, that could make some of the results false negatives. Unfortunately my memory is not good enough to allow me to keep track of everyone's medication use.
You're very welcome.
Tex
You're very welcome.
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.