EnteroLab confused

Glfouts207 · Post by **Glfouts207** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:22 am

I’m sure y’all can help me understand. My results were surprising to me. Of course y’all know the normal range is 10. My gluten was a 34, my chicken egg was 59 and the other big one was soy 59. Dairy was 10. I had a plus 1 on corn and chicken.
I know these are not big numbers and I’m thankful for that. But I eat eggs and chicken all the time. I don’t seem to have any LC reaction to them.
I would have never guessed I had any response from those foods. Yet gluten which was a lower response gives me D bad. Why don’t I have LC issues with eggs? And chicken? I will have to keep an eye out for soy. I know that is a hidden ingredient.
I’m not sure what I need to focus cutting out of my diet. I’m sad thinking I can’t eat chicken or eggs, that was my kinda go to foods for not knowing what to eat and trying to eat low calorie and stay off of gluten and most of dairy foods.
I didn’t have reaction to beef or pork or fish, but I don’t like fish. Oats were bad also, but I don’t really eat oats.

Thanks, Ginny.

Post by **tex** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:11 am

Hi Ginny,

The reason why gluten is dominating your reactions currently is because it is the primary antigen that causes all other food sensitivities. Your immune system will focus on gluten and almost completely ignore other antigens until the gluten antibody level (anti-gliadin antibodies) is down in your body. Then it may begin to notice other food sensitivities and you will begin to react to them. This usually becomes noticeable about 4 to 6 weeks after adopting a GF diet. Any food listed by EnteroLab as having an antibody result level of 10 or above is causing inflammation in your intestines.

Tex

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:12 pm

Ginny, as a ray of hope, some of us didn't develop reactions to other food sensitivities, even though we tested positive for them. I tested positive to dairy, eggs and soy though they didn't seem to impact me. I don't think that's the norm though. I was able to stop my symptoms by eliminating gluten. It really is an individual journey, unfortunately. Deb

Glfouts207 · Post by **Glfouts207** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:45 pm

If I’m understanding all of what others have said along with Tex, I think the point of getting off all these foods is to stop the inflammation. I’ve gotten rid of about 95% gluten, and still having a few issues. I’m working on getting 100% free.
I was focusing on dairy but now I think I’ll focus on soy and see if that doesn’t help. I’ve read a lot about what others have done and I think taking it a step at a time I can get the symptoms under control. It’s too hard thinking about all of it at once.
Thanks for the hope. I’m really kinda stuck on what Can I eat? I’ve looked at a few things I eat all the time and soy is in all of them. It seems overwhelming. It’s hard to think about eating out. How do I go out to eat? Life changes a lot with this Dx.

Thanks, Ginny

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:53 pm

I’m really kinda stuck on what Can I eat? I’ve looked at a few things I eat all the time and soy is in all of them. It seems overwhelming. It’s hard to think about eating out. How do I go out to eat? Life changes a lot with this Dx.

what do you eat - avoid processed foods like breads/cakes etc. Eat whole foods, good serves of well cooked safe proteins and veges etc.

eating out - best avoided at first OR only go to places that have suitable menu options that will suit your eating plan

Life does change alot with MC, albeit, being well and having minimal symptoms is worth embracing the changes that are being kinda 'forced' on you.