please help interpret my enterolab results

[jen]

OMG Tex, i just got this!!! i CAN'T HAVE CORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am super confused, by all of this, never had a food sensitivity in my life???

i eat chicken everyday with no problem but i cant have an egg?? can i have other types of egg like duck?

Is gluten out??

Can i drink milk or not?

What does antigenic foods mean?

I am so confused by this i dont even know how to read it?

What can i safely add to my diet? Right now i am just eating rice, potatoe, green beans, carrots, turkey, chicken and lamb

Can i add peanut butter?

I am shocked by this and just really baffled as to how to proceed from here.

Any advise is very welcome







Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score Less than 300 Units (Normal Range is less than 300 Units)

Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 11 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 9 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) IgA 20 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-soy IgA 6 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Mean Value 11 Antigenic Foods 9 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

While all of the foods tested can be immune-stimulating, the hierarchy of reactions detected were as follows



Within each class of foods to which you displayed multiple reactions, the hierarchy of those reactions detected were as follows:

Grains:
Grain toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Oat
Grain toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Corn

Nuts:
Nut toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Cashew

NO REACTIVTY
Rice
Beef
Chicken
Pork
Tuna
Almond
Walnut


1+
cashews


2+
oats
corn


3+
NONE


THANK YOU!!
Jen

[tex]

Hi Jen,

You lucked out. Most of us have worse results than that. I'll try to answer your questions.

i eat chicken everyday with no problem but i cant have an egg?? can i have other types of egg like duck?

Yes. You appear to be quite sensitive to chicken eggs, but duck eggs would probably be safe. Also, eggs from any other species besides chickens should be safe. I would wait until remission before trying duck eggs, however, because you're so sensitive to chicken eggs that you might react to other types of eggs, also. Some of us do.

Is gluten out??

Yes. Your result is positive. The gluten protein tested in wheat is gliadin, and your anti-gliadin antibodies show a positive result. But that's not a surprise — virtually every MC patient is sensitive to gluten.

Can i drink milk or not?

Probably. I would avoid it while still recovering, because intestinal inflammation from any source (even the flu) causes temporary lactose intolerance, but since you do not test positive to casein, you should be able to drink cow's milk whenever you're in remission.

What does antigenic foods mean?

That refers to any foods that cause your immune system to produce antibodies against a protein in that food.

I am so confused by this i dont even know how to read it?

What can i safely add to my diet? Right now i am just eating rice, potatoe, green beans, carrots, turkey, chicken and lamb

Theoretically you can probably add any food that does not show a positive test result. But I wouldn't go overboard. I would wait until I reached remission before adding anything. If you're still hungry after a meal, eat more of what you are already eating, rather than adding anything new that might upset the apple cart. After you've been in remission long enough that you feel that your remission is stable, you can begin to add foods, one at a time. But stick to foods that did not show a positive result, of course. And reintroduce them slowly, so that you can tell in case they seem to be a problem.

Can i add peanut butter?

Yes, since you tested negative to soy, peanut butter should be safe, unless you've always been allergic to it.

I hope this helps.

Tex