I asked about this before, but I can't remember the response. Anyway I've set up an appt with a Naturopath tomorrow morning to see what testing they can do. From talking with the Dr on the phone he says that I can do IGg blood testing against a panel of foods. Will this testing help me or not with regards to food intollerances?
I'm also going to have him do a hair sample for my amalgam fillings for heavy metals.
Thanks,
Mike
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Hi Mike,
IMHO, the IGg blood tests are a waste of money, unless you are actually allergic to those specific foods that they test for. IOW, if your body generates histamines and you itch and sneeze, and your eyes water, and/or you go into anaphylactic shock, whenever you eat those foods, then yes, the tests might help to pinpoint your allergies.
For the type of food intolerances that most of us have, though, as Christine pointed out to you, in a response to another of your posts, IgA reactions are the proper ones to test for.
I'm going to predict that the test for heavy metals on your hair, will yield a negative result. Your fillings would have to be leaching a lot of mercury for it to show up in a test of your hair, IMO.
Tex
IMHO, the IGg blood tests are a waste of money, unless you are actually allergic to those specific foods that they test for. IOW, if your body generates histamines and you itch and sneeze, and your eyes water, and/or you go into anaphylactic shock, whenever you eat those foods, then yes, the tests might help to pinpoint your allergies.
For the type of food intolerances that most of us have, though, as Christine pointed out to you, in a response to another of your posts, IgA reactions are the proper ones to test for.
I'm going to predict that the test for heavy metals on your hair, will yield a negative result. Your fillings would have to be leaching a lot of mercury for it to show up in a test of your hair, IMO.
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.
Hmmm... I asked him about the IgG tests and he said that those were the ones that took longer for your body to react to and assumed it was similar to the reaction that we get. But since it is a blood test I don't see how I could test positive unless I get the allergy like symptoms you indicated. So I see your point.tex wrote:Hi Mike,
IMHO, the IGg blood tests are a waste of money, unless you are actually allergic to those specific foods that they test for. IOW, if your body generates histamines and you itch and sneeze, and your eyes water, and/or you go into anaphylactic shock, whenever you eat those foods, then yes, the tests might help to pinpoint your allergies.
For the type of food intolerances that most of us have, though, as Christine pointed out to you, in a response to another of your posts, IgA reactions are the proper ones to test for.
I'm going to predict that the test for heavy metals on your hair, will yield a negative result. Your fillings would have to be leaching a lot of mercury for it to show up in a test of your hair, IMO.
Tex
So Enterolab is the only one testing for IgA correct? And I would need to get a stool and not a blood test for this, correct? I've already had all the enterolab tests that I know about and gluten was the only positive.
Interesting on the hair test.
Well, I'll go in and humor myself nonetheless. As I'm not sure whether the insurance would pay for these tests anyway. And the IgG test is something like $250.
Thanks again,
Mike
Hi Mike,
No, you can get IgA, (endomysial), blood tests also. You will probably find the information on this site to be helpful:
http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/diag-tst.html
Tex
No, you can get IgA, (endomysial), blood tests also. You will probably find the information on this site to be helpful:
http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/diag-tst.html
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.
Hi Mike. Here's a suggestion for you: get copies of all your tests, to date, and place them in a manilla folder and label it "Mike's test results." I found I had to do that because after a while I couldn't remember what tests I'd had, or had not, and then had trouble finding copies. Also, when I was assembling my folder, I had to phone a few doctors and request copies. Now everything's together and I can easily retrieve what I'm looking for.
The reason I'm suggesting the above is that I'd be willing to bet you have already had the IgG and IgA tests (AGA IgG, AGA IgA, TTG IgA and EMA IgA). In my case, I'd had them done by my first GI and results were normal. But when I went to Columbia Presbyterian for a second opinion, they wanted them all re-done by Prometheus Labs in California. So I did and again they were normal. The point is you may be paying for tests you've already had. And if you're going to do that maybe you should use one of the top labs such as Prometheus.
As for the hair analysis, in addition to mercery will you also be tested for other metals such as lead, aluminum, arsenic, cadmium and others? I read somewhere that Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab is one of the best and very reasonalbe (costs around $60) for a hair analysis. I never had the test but have often wondered if exposure to a toxic metal might have triggered my illness (even my husband agrees - and he's not easily worried!). Even though I feel well now I still may pursue those tests.
Good luck, Mike, and keep us posted.
Love,
Carrie
The reason I'm suggesting the above is that I'd be willing to bet you have already had the IgG and IgA tests (AGA IgG, AGA IgA, TTG IgA and EMA IgA). In my case, I'd had them done by my first GI and results were normal. But when I went to Columbia Presbyterian for a second opinion, they wanted them all re-done by Prometheus Labs in California. So I did and again they were normal. The point is you may be paying for tests you've already had. And if you're going to do that maybe you should use one of the top labs such as Prometheus.
As for the hair analysis, in addition to mercery will you also be tested for other metals such as lead, aluminum, arsenic, cadmium and others? I read somewhere that Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab is one of the best and very reasonalbe (costs around $60) for a hair analysis. I never had the test but have often wondered if exposure to a toxic metal might have triggered my illness (even my husband agrees - and he's not easily worried!). Even though I feel well now I still may pursue those tests.
Good luck, Mike, and keep us posted.
Love,
Carrie