I got my Enterolab results back on the 10th, and this morning I got an email from asking if I want to do another test:
"Considering that your gluten sensitivity stool test value was above average, there is a greater possibility that you may have intestinal malabsorption, which can be caused by gluten sensitivity...
...EnteroLab would like to offer you the opportunity to order the intestinal fat malabsorption stool test at a special discounted price of $49.00 (the normal price is $129.00) to determine whether small intestinal malabsorption may be present at this time."
Thoughts on this? Is it worth doing? Anyone else do it?
(My gluten IgA came back from Enterolab at 39)
~Louise
intestinal fat malabsorption stool test
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That's not particularly high. We all have some degree of fat malabsorption until we heal. Those who have the worst malabsorption problem usually have an anti-gliadin score up in the hundreds, (which indicates that they've been producing antibodies for a long time). Malabsorption occurs in the small intestine, not the colon. In other words, it's a problem that's more common with celiacs.
The bottom line is, whether or not you order the test depends on how much you want to know about the current condition of your intestines.
Tex
The bottom line is, whether or not you order the test depends on how much you want to know about the current condition of your intestines.
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 gluten number was 89 and I, too, was on the fence about the additional test, but then decided "What the heck, I've already spent this much, why not another $50 for peace of mind?" Results showed no problem there.
Sue
Sue
Sue
Diagnosed November 2004, Used Asacol and Lialda, sometimes worked, sometimes made it worse. Entocort always works but hate it. Remission only lasts 3-6 months and then back on Entocort. Enterolab test July 2017, now gluten free. Time will tell!
Diagnosed November 2004, Used Asacol and Lialda, sometimes worked, sometimes made it worse. Entocort always works but hate it. Remission only lasts 3-6 months and then back on Entocort. Enterolab test July 2017, now gluten free. Time will tell!