EnteroLab malabsorption test
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EnteroLab malabsorption test
My EnteroLab fecal anti-gliadin IgA came back at 144, and the lab is now recommending that I have the intestinal fat malabsorption test completed. I have been gluten free for well over ten years. Would having this test give me additional information that would be helpful?
Your diet is apparently being cross-contaminated by gluten or by now your anti-gliadin antibody level should be below 10. Yes, the fat malabsorption test can provide helpful information. The test can tell you whether your small intestine is still severely damaged and whether it is not able to absorb nutrients properly because of the damage.
Tex
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.
Thank you, Tex, for your reply. I will go ahead and order the test tomorrow. I am puzzled by the cross-contamination issue as nearly everything I cook is from scratch and our kitchen is completely gluten free. I was glutened about a week before I sent in the sample, so I wonder if that could have caused the high number. I also experienced about 20 years of problems before my diagnosis was changed from IBS to celiac and lymphocytic colitis which I'm sure resulted in intestinal tract damage.
It's possible that your anti-gliadin score could have been so high in 20 years of reacting that it will take over 10 years for it to decay to below 10, but a score of 144 is pretty high. It suggests somewhat regular exposure. Gluten might be in some of your vitamins or medications. As I recall, my score was in the 50s when I had a cross-contamination problem a few years ago. And depending on how sensitive your are, that accidental exposure about a week before the test might have pushed your antibody level that high.
As I recall, that's a fairly cheap test, so it should be worth the money.
Tex
As I recall, that's a fairly cheap test, so it should be worth the money.
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.
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cross reactors
Hannah, I can relate to your confusion about your anti-gliadin score being high while being gluten free for a long time. I recently had mine check by Enterolab and mine is 249. After much detective work ----- I think the coffee I have been drinking, may have gluten in it OR from what I have been reading is that Coffee can be one of those "cross-reactors", meaning, the coffee protein looks similar to gluten and my body responds...... Look up cross reactors to gluten and you might be able to figure out what is causing the high levels..... you are not alone!!
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Gena