Well folks, I feel like a kid on Christmas morning. I just got my results back from Enterolab!! I wish I would have done this sooner, but at least I didn't wait around and deal with another 12 years of dealing with LC.
Here are my test results, hot off the press:
Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score = Less than 300 units (normal = less than 300 units)
Anti-gliadin (gluten) = 35 units
Anti-casein (dairy) = 10 units
Anti-ovalbumin (egg) = 12 units
Anti-soy = 9 units
mean # antigenic foods = 18 units
mean value 11 antigenic foods = 18 units
Foods to which there was no significant immunological reactivity: chicken, pork, tuna, white potato
Foods to which there was some immunological reactivity: rice, corn, beef, cashew, walnut
Foods to which there was moderate immunological reactivity: oat, almond
Grain toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Oat
Grain toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Rice
Grain toward which you displayed the least immunologic reactivity: Corn
Meat toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Beef
Nut toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Almond
Nut toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Cashew
Nut toward which you displayed the least immunologic reactivity: Walnut
Questions:
1. For the folks who don't react to chicken, do you find that turkey is ok too? Turkey is one of my main "go-to" proteins for breakfast.
2. I tested low (9) for soy, but I don't eat a whole lot of soy. Occasionally some gluten free soy sauce, but that is it. For those of you who received a 9 on one of the foods, do you find that these are "safe foods" for you?
I am amazed at how some items were detected as moderate reactivity, and I don't even remember the last time I ate them: walnuts and cashews- it's been a long time since I've ate those. And I've had oats once in the past 6 months to a year, and that was one of my highest reactivity foods!
And I am so appreciative of how much each individual is different- some of the items I've deemed "safe" such as rice and almond butter and almond milk, have actually been causing a problem for me. Even though I have been able to get my BMs down to 1-2 per day via diet, the "mystery" of why every BM is still WD is now apparent. I have a path forward and I am so excited to start heading in the right direction down the long road toward remission. If anyone is waffling about the Enterolab tests, do it!!
Just Received Enterolab Results!!! This is so great!
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RanchGal424
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Just Received Enterolab Results!!! This is so great!
LC symptoms since 2006
Diagnosed with LC: 2010
GF DF since 2018, EF since 2019
Determined to reach remission!
Diagnosed with LC: 2010
GF DF since 2018, EF since 2019
Determined to reach remission!
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Gabes-Apg
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glad you are getting the clarity you needed!!
Questions:
1. For the folks who don't react to chicken, do you find that turkey is ok too? Turkey is one of my main "go-to" proteins for breakfast.
Turkey is a good protein, i think it is because turkey is not as mass produced as chicken,
2. I tested low (9) for soy, but I don't eat a whole lot of soy. Occasionally some gluten free soy sauce, but that is it. For those of you who received a 9 on one of the foods, do you find that these are "safe foods" for you?
I cant reply to this one as I am not sure. my only comment about soy, is that lots of forms of soy are 'waste product' - good quality brands of GF soy sauces will be ok.
I am amazed at how some items were detected as moderate reactivity, and I don't even remember the last time I ate them: walnuts and cashews- it's been a long time since I've ate those. And I've had oats once in the past 6 months to a year, and that was one of my highest reactivity foods!
And I am so appreciative of how much each individual is different- some of the items I've deemed "safe" such as rice and almond butter and almond milk, have actually been causing a problem for me. Even though I have been able to get my BMs down to 1-2 per day via diet, the "mystery" of why every BM is still WD is now apparent. I have a path forward and I am so excited to start heading in the right direction down the long road toward remission. If anyone is waffling about the Enterolab tests, do it!!
tweaking your eating plan to the food ingredients of least reaction is a good way forward.
One observation is your gluten result. If you have been Gluten Free before the test, the gluten result is quite high, this is an indicator that you may be having cross contamination and/or consuming having contact with low amounts of gluten in your eating plan or via other items (beauty, toothpaste, etc)
If you are having GF products (cereal or baked goods) I would stop, in the USA GF products can have up to 20 parts per million of gluten in them.
(note in Australia GF products have to have only 5 parts per million to be classed as GF)
bathroom/beauty double check lipstick, lipbalms, toothpaste etc.
Alot of 'organic' 'natural' bathroom products can have wheatgerm in them so check shampoos, moisturizers etc.
the other aspect to low grade gluten consumption is contamination - did you replace cookwear / utensils / chopping boards??
Hope this helps
Questions:
1. For the folks who don't react to chicken, do you find that turkey is ok too? Turkey is one of my main "go-to" proteins for breakfast.
Turkey is a good protein, i think it is because turkey is not as mass produced as chicken,
2. I tested low (9) for soy, but I don't eat a whole lot of soy. Occasionally some gluten free soy sauce, but that is it. For those of you who received a 9 on one of the foods, do you find that these are "safe foods" for you?
I cant reply to this one as I am not sure. my only comment about soy, is that lots of forms of soy are 'waste product' - good quality brands of GF soy sauces will be ok.
I am amazed at how some items were detected as moderate reactivity, and I don't even remember the last time I ate them: walnuts and cashews- it's been a long time since I've ate those. And I've had oats once in the past 6 months to a year, and that was one of my highest reactivity foods!
And I am so appreciative of how much each individual is different- some of the items I've deemed "safe" such as rice and almond butter and almond milk, have actually been causing a problem for me. Even though I have been able to get my BMs down to 1-2 per day via diet, the "mystery" of why every BM is still WD is now apparent. I have a path forward and I am so excited to start heading in the right direction down the long road toward remission. If anyone is waffling about the Enterolab tests, do it!!
tweaking your eating plan to the food ingredients of least reaction is a good way forward.
One observation is your gluten result. If you have been Gluten Free before the test, the gluten result is quite high, this is an indicator that you may be having cross contamination and/or consuming having contact with low amounts of gluten in your eating plan or via other items (beauty, toothpaste, etc)
If you are having GF products (cereal or baked goods) I would stop, in the USA GF products can have up to 20 parts per million of gluten in them.
(note in Australia GF products have to have only 5 parts per million to be classed as GF)
bathroom/beauty double check lipstick, lipbalms, toothpaste etc.
Alot of 'organic' 'natural' bathroom products can have wheatgerm in them so check shampoos, moisturizers etc.
the other aspect to low grade gluten consumption is contamination - did you replace cookwear / utensils / chopping boards??
Hope this helps
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Gabes did a good job of addressing your questions. I'll tackle the one she skipped:
With a score of 9, your soy test result was negative, so you don't have to be concerned about it, at least not now. In 2005, I tested negative to soy, with a result of 8. Ten years later, I had a reaction to peanuts, so I ordered another EnteroLab test and discovered that I am now sensitive to soy (the result was 20). Apparently our immune system can change over time.
Tex
With a score of 9, your soy test result was negative, so you don't have to be concerned about it, at least not now. In 2005, I tested negative to soy, with a result of 8. Ten years later, I had a reaction to peanuts, so I ordered another EnteroLab test and discovered that I am now sensitive to soy (the result was 20). Apparently our immune system can change over time.
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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RanchGal424
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Gabes and Tex,
Thank you so much for your quick and informative replies! To answer Gabes’ question about gluten, I have only been GF for about 2 1/2 months, so I suspect that it is still in my system since it has a longer half life. I will definitely check to be sure I’ve eliminated all sources of gluten from beauty products, toothpaste, etc now that I know for sure how sensitive I am to it.
Tex, I’m currently reading your book and am 3/4 of the way through it. Well done! - it is so informative and I have learned a ton!
Thank you so much for your quick and informative replies! To answer Gabes’ question about gluten, I have only been GF for about 2 1/2 months, so I suspect that it is still in my system since it has a longer half life. I will definitely check to be sure I’ve eliminated all sources of gluten from beauty products, toothpaste, etc now that I know for sure how sensitive I am to it.
Tex, I’m currently reading your book and am 3/4 of the way through it. Well done! - it is so informative and I have learned a ton!
LC symptoms since 2006
Diagnosed with LC: 2010
GF DF since 2018, EF since 2019
Determined to reach remission!
Diagnosed with LC: 2010
GF DF since 2018, EF since 2019
Determined to reach remission!
Hello. I live on turkey and I have never had an issue with it. I don't eat turkey lunch meat and always check labels for added ingredients. I was eating ground turkey breast without realizing that rosemary extract is soy so I no longer eat it.
Marcia
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RanchGal424
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Thanks, Marcia, for your reply regarding turkey. It sounds like I should be ok to include this in my diet.
I did have a question for the group regarding rice sensitivity and rice bran oil in my vitamin D supplement. Should I avoid rice bran oil if I am sensitive to rice? I assume yes. And if I’m sensitive to beef I assume I should avoid gelatin derived from beef? I read the lablels of many brands of vitamin D and they all seemed to either have gelatin, rice bran oil, or corn oil- all three are foods which I’m sensitive to.
I did have a question for the group regarding rice sensitivity and rice bran oil in my vitamin D supplement. Should I avoid rice bran oil if I am sensitive to rice? I assume yes. And if I’m sensitive to beef I assume I should avoid gelatin derived from beef? I read the lablels of many brands of vitamin D and they all seemed to either have gelatin, rice bran oil, or corn oil- all three are foods which I’m sensitive to.
LC symptoms since 2006
Diagnosed with LC: 2010
GF DF since 2018, EF since 2019
Determined to reach remission!
Diagnosed with LC: 2010
GF DF since 2018, EF since 2019
Determined to reach remission!
RG,
I would avoid the beef-based geletan, but since rice only showed up as an intermediate sensitivity, you might not have a problem with rice oil (depending on how pure it is). You might keep an eye on it for a while, but it's probably not going to be a problem for you unless you ingest a substantial amount at any one time.
Tex
I would avoid the beef-based geletan, but since rice only showed up as an intermediate sensitivity, you might not have a problem with rice oil (depending on how pure it is). You might keep an eye on it for a while, but it's probably not going to be a problem for you unless you ingest a substantial amount at any one time.
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.