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Enterolab results questions

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Hello everyone! I have a couple of questions concerning my Enterolab test results. I showed mild reactivity to tuna. Does this mean I should avoid canned salmon or even fresh seafood? Another question: My Anti-gliadin (IgA) score is 24 (normal is less than 10!), but my Malabsorption test score is 312 (mild). Those two scores don't make sense to me. One is very high and the other is mild. Can anyone help me understand? I recently have experienced alot of stomach pain and gas... I have been gluten and dairy free for about 7 months. I still have occasional D, but most days I do ok with that.

One more question unrelated to Enterolab. I do alot of reading on this site and have learned so much valuable information. I often see the word "norman" used to describe BM's. I can't find the definition of norman anywhere! Does this just mean normal BM's?

Thanks so much in advance to anyone who can help. Don't know what I would do without you all! You truly are a Godsend to me.

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Post by tex »

Hi Jeannie,

That's difficult to answer because some of us are also sensitive to salmon and other seafood, and some are not. We have to determine that by trial and error in most cases.

The longer you have been reacting, the higher your anti-gliadin score will be, and the higher your fat malabsorption score will be (if your small intestine has been significantly damaged). There's little point in trying to correlate the two scores, because they describe two different events that don't necessarily begin at the same time or proceed at the same rate.

Your fat malabsorption score is a relative rating of the cumulative damage that has been done to your small intestine. As far as I'm aware, there's no algorithm that describes the relationship between anyone's anti-gliadin score and their fat malabsorption score. Most of us have a normal fat malabsorption score (below 300), regardless or how high or low our anti-gliadin score might be.

You can find the definition of "norman" and other abbreviations commonly used on this site at the link below:

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