Enterolab results after 20 years

[TXBrenda]

Hello,

After following a gluten free diet for over 20 years, I decided to order the Enterolab tests. I was diagnosed in 2004 via colonoscopy with lymphocytic colitis. After receiving that diagnosis, an internet search led me to the preceeding message board. After trying cholestyramine with no success, I made the decision to follow the gluten free diet and stop the cholestyramine. The cholestermine caused my hair to thin!

The diarrhea stopped unless I ingested gluten. I also stopped eating dairy and eggs for a time and added each one back in my diet with no adverse side effects. Fast forward to 2016, I decided to have weight loss surgery because I have always struggled with my weight and weighed over 300 lbs.

Since that surgery my BMs have been very soft or liquid despight continuing to follow a gluten free diet. All of my medications are gluten free according to the pharmacist and drug manufacturers. All of my supplement labels say they are gluten free. Below are my enterolab test results.

Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 91 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 43 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) IgA 34 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-soy IgA 29 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Mean Value 11 Antigenic Foods 35 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Food to which there was no significant immunological reactivity: none
Food to which there was some immunological reactivity (1+): none
Food to which there was moderate immunological reactivity (2+): Oat, Rice, Beef, Tuna, Pork, Cashew, Almond, White potato
Food to which there was significant and/or the most immunological reactivity (3+): Corn, Chicken, Walnut

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: Chicken
Meat toward which you were next most immunologically reactive: Beef
Meat toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Tuna
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: Cashew
Nut toward which you displayed the least immunologic reactivity: Almond

Nightshades:
You displayed immunologic reactivity to white potato, the member of the nightshade family usually consumed most often and in greatest quantities. While this does not necessarily mean you would react to all other nightshade foods (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant), it is possible. In the realm of elimination diets for immunologic disorders, nightshades are usually eliminated as the entire food class (i.e., all four previously mentioned foods in this class). This is especially important to the clinical setting of arthritis.

I left a message at enterolab for someone to call me back. I did not tell them about my weight loss surgery on my medical history. I had the duodenal switch procedure so I have malabsorption. Now I am wondering if this affected some of my enterolab test results.

Any thoughts on my test results are welcome. I need help with +2 and +3 foods. TIA

[tex]

Brenda,

I may be completely off base with my analysis of this procedure, but in my opinion, since it's designed to force malabsorption by forcing Incomplete digestion of part of the chyme, it mimics the behavior of microscopic colitis. In other words, it will result in the production of medium length peptides from certain proteins. But unless you develop increased intestinal porosity (leaky gut), those peptides should not end up in your blood to provoke the production of antibodies. At question here is whether or not leaky gut can develop, and theoretically, it probably can, because inflammation causes leaky gut, and stress can cause inflammation. So basically, it appears to me that this procedure ultimately induces the same symptoms as MC. I hope I'm looking at this incorrectly.

Consequently, in my opinion, yes, the procedure has affected your EnteroLab test results, however, the test results are accurate. Someone please point out where I'm making my mistake.

With an overall score of 35 on the 11 other antigenic foods, you'll probably need to avoid all 2+ and 3+ foods. Please review the newsletter at the following link, for help with interpreting EnteroLab results, and suggestions for replacement foods.

https://www.microscopiccolitisfoundatio ... 479987.pdf

Tex

[TXBrenda]

You may be correct, Tex. 3-4 bowel movements most days are common after this weight loss surgery. I have 6 or 7, sometimes more. Hopefully by finding where I am ingesting gluten and cutting out the other problem foods, I'll get my MC under control. I will start with the medications.

Doctor Fine returned my call today but I was at work and missed his call. Hopefully we can connect.

[tex]

If you do manage to speak with Doctor Fine, please share his thoughts on this procedure with us, because this issue raises some interesting questions.

Thanks,

Tex

[TXBrenda]

Basically he said what you did. He suggested I try his products for gut health, steps 1-4. I'll provide more information this evening. I'm getting ready for work right now.

[TXBrenda]

He did say that folks in my situation have had success with using his treatment. I ordered it and it should be delivered today. It may take a few days to figure out how to work it into my schedule. Not much info regarding the instructions on the website.

[tex]

It will be interesting to see how well that treatment works for symptoms of this procedure.

Tex

[LauraGld]

I seem to have lost the earlier part of this thread when the supplements suggested were discussed? Can they be posted again.....

I'm referring this quote "He suggested I try his products for gut health, steps 1-4"

Thanks so much,

Laura

[TXBrenda]

I used Dr. Fine's intestinal products on Monday. Here is a link to them https://shop.theorganicalternative.com/ ... cts_c7.htm

So far so good. My BMs are down to 1-2 times a day and more formed. So far no watery D after Monday. I'm still working on my diet looking for sources of mainly corn.

I remain optomistic and it is still early. He recommends repeating step 1 every 3-6 months.

[TXBrenda]

I thought I would provide an update. After modifying my diet and using Dr. Fine's supplements, my MC symptoms are under control (keeping my fingers crossed). Considering stopping the supplements next month because they are pricey.

[tex]

It's good to see that you're back in remission. Thanks for posting this. I believe you're one of the first (maybe the first) to post about actually using Dr. Fine's products, because, as you point out, they're rather expensive.

Tex

[ldubois7]

I have used some of Dr. Fines products. I use his digestive enzymes daily. I also use the blueberry fiber, as I’ve been on the constipation side of this disease for many months.

I have used his probiotics, but I simply do not do well with probiotics.

He has a one day cleanse that is all natural. I’m going to try that to reboot my system.

Will let you know how that works.

Linda

[tex]

Thanks for the update. I hope that reboot experiment works well.

Tex