EnteroLab results and questions

[Lindsay]

Hi Everyone

I have posted below my recent EnteroLab results and would be grateful for any help!

I have been GF/DF/SF for 5 weeks, I am not on any medication, and am taking 400 Magnesium Glycinate and 5,000 IU of Vitamin D. Since the diet change I have gone from WD to C with plenty of gas. Should I change the type of Magnesium to and / or add additional topical magnesium oil to resolve it? Or are flaxseed oil capsules on a daily basis a better option? I have also increased my water intake.

I have not eaten red meat for 35 years and am eating only turkey on a daily basis and rotating chicken every few days. I am however having home made chicken broth everyday - is this ok given I have a sensitivity?

Curious to know also how I can still have antibodies in my system when I haven’t eaten Beef or Pork for so long?

Also would I be ok to eat fish in moderation (salmon and white fish) ?

Many thanks
Lindsay










Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score 441 Units (Normal Range is less than 300 Units)

Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 66 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 22 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) IgA 9 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-soy IgA 12 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Mean Value 11 Antigenic Foods 11 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:

Food to which there was no significant immunological reactivity:

Cashew
White potato


Food to which there was some immunological reactivity (1+):

Corn
Oat
Rice
Tuna
Chicken
Beef
Pork
Walnut
Almond

Food to which there was moderate immunological reactivity (2+):
None

Food to which there was significant and/or the most immunological reactivity (3+):
None


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: Corn
Grain toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Oat
Grain toward which you displayed the least immunologic reactivity: Rice

Meats:
Meat toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Tuna
Meat toward which you were next most immunologically reactive: Chicken
Meat toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Beef
Meat toward which you displayed the least immunologic reactivity: Pork

Nuts:
Nut toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Walnut
Nut toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Almond

[tex]

Hello Lindsay,

I'll try to respond to your questions. Magnesium glycinate is usually the best choice. You could switch to magnesium citrate, if you wanted a slightly increased laxative effect. Flax seed oil and/or fish oil capsules might help to lessen the C issue.

Turkey with occasional chicken should be fine. With an overall score of 11 on the 11 other antigenic foods, the individual food results should have minimal to no importance. The beef and pork antibodies that showed up might just be from some derivative in a food ingredient. Or they might even be false positives, with an overall result that low. At any rate, you shouldn't have to be concerned about them. The broth should be OK. You can always switch to turkey broth on the next batch.

The fish in moderation that you mentioned shouldn't create any problems.

I hope this helps.

Tex

[Lindsay]

Hello Tex

Thanks so much for responding to my questions, it certainly has helped and clarified things for me. It doesn't seem to matter how many times I read through posts and the forum information I always seem to wonder if I am on the right path!

My EnteroLab results show a relatively high fecal fat score and as I appear not to be absorbing anything too well (weight down from 125lbs to 103lbs, dry, cracked peeling skin on hands and hair falling out) should I be adding something like Omega 3 to my diet or would this be a waste of time until after remission?

Finally, as my score for chicken egg was 9 (normal range less than 10 units) am I ok to eat eggs (although it is mentioned not to eat them on the Stage I eating plan).

Thanks again, I really don’t know how I would ever cope without this forum.

Lindsay

[tex]

My EnteroLab results show a relatively high fecal fat score and as I appear not to be absorbing anything too well (weight down from 125lbs to 103lbs, dry, cracked peeling skin on hands and hair falling out) should I be adding something like Omega 3 to my diet or would this be a waste of time until after remission?

It's very common for us (most MC patients) to have those symptoms. I had them too, before recovering. Omega-3s might help, but that probably won't resolve many problems. There's an old product available, in the form of a salve, called "Bag Balm" that will virtually always help to improve hands with dry, cracked, skin. I use it even now, when winter weather often causes dry skin and cracked fingertips at the corners of the nails. It has just the right amount of antiseptic healing properties to stop the pain and heal the skin quickly and easily. Just rub a little into the problem areas before bedtime and again in the morning for 2 or 3 days. It only takes a very small amount.

If you're taking any medications based on mesalamine (such as Asacol), be aware that it usually increases the hair shedding problem for many MC patients. Some have blamed budesonide, also, but budesonide usually doesn't contribute to that problem.

If brittle nails are a problem, that's often due to a chronic magnesium deficiency.

Finally, as my score for chicken egg was 9 (normal range less than 10 units) am I ok to eat eggs (although it is mentioned not to eat them on the Stage I eating plan).

With a score of 9, chicken eggs should be safe for you. If you want to minimize the risks of a false negative result (because occasionally a score that close to the break point on a test will yield a false result due to the mathematics of statistics), use duck eggs until you're in remission, then you can try chicken eggs to make sure they are safe.

Tex

[Lindsay]

Thanks Tex for taking time to reply and for the ‘Bag Balm’ recommendation. I’ve just ordered some on Amazon, not really heard of it here in the UK but it does sound just what is needed.

Your detailed responses have helped clarify things and reassured me that I am going along the right path.

Thanks again

Lindsay