Enterolab-how Long Did It Take?

[breann6]

how long did it take to get your results back? or for the whole process? i read up to three weeks? i want to do the complete test without gene testing- I'll have the biopsy next week. my primary dr doesn't doubt that its celiac and only referred me to the GI to get the biopsy for an official diagnoses but the GI says its likely NOT Celiac than Celiac. THe primary Dr said that IGG was high and IGA was 4, four+ is positive- so borderline. But Primary Dr, says that symtpoms + positive on blood were enough for him to conclude celiac and for me to give the diet 6mo to year, retest and see the improvment, the GI thinks that "jumping to conclusions" based on unreliable blood test, and that the diet will allow me to eat next to nothing! I had pancreatitis 18 mos ago and ate rice and veggies for 6 months and felt TERRIFIC! it was only since going back to junk eating and things other than plain rice and veggies that i am getting more and more sick and fatigued...i feel like a zombie most days..i'm am nearly positive that its celiac or at minimum gluten sensitivity...

the GI dr said that the IGG was the only one that was abnormal and it could mean nothing. but the Primary says sure that could be- but IGG high plus my symptoms means "SOMETHING"

So i am doing the biopsy next week and also would like the enterolab test just incase my naysayer GI interprets minimal villi damage- Negative- i have a back-up plan. the Primary Dr warned me that some GI's will note the minimal damage to villi negative....

Argh!

sorry for the rant. how long does it take?....anxious to start fixing this!

thanks in advance!

[dlp252]

Hi! I believe that from the time I sent the kit in to the time I got the results was about 2.5 weeks. It was almost a year ago though, but I know it wasn't longer than 3 weeks. I got the big package including, eggs, casein, gene testing etc.

[KarenLee]

It took just under 2 weeks for me. I got the gluten and gene test..only took 3 days for the package to arrive. I wasn't expecting it for another week, then one night I checked my e-mail before bed, and there it was! It was a shock, even though I knew what the results were...

Good luck...

[Corkdarrr]

Mine also took about two to two and a half weeks. I got the 'best value' test done including genes and the casein test was done for free.

Courtney

[sagemoon]

I just sent my Enterolab 'stuff' yesterday. So I am hopeful that I see something within 3 weeks. My GI pooh poohed me on Celiac as well and the biopsy was normal, but I had gene testing via Kimball Labs last February and I have the Celiac gene. I also feel tons better after going gluten-free. I am going to Enterolab to corroborate allergy testing I did via OHS (17 1/2 weeks of waiting and a complete pain to deal with) and to also get my husband tested. I did not get tested by Kimball for all of the gluten sensitivity genes, so I want to check those just in case I need to tell my family more *good* news. I also want to know if I am still eating hidden gluten. I had a major barf session the other night so I am worried about that.

Oh, and there is plenty of stuff to eat that is gluten-free. You just have to educate yourself and look for it. It was a bit difficult at first, but now I have plenty to eat. The real tricky part is on travel, the coffee hutches certainly don't carry gluten-free stuff, so I always have plenty of snack backup. I can eat peanuts, so at the airports I buy a bag of the carmelized peanuts at the newstand-store for my travel treat. The bag lasts me both to and from my destination. I wind up eating a plain hamburger patty and if I am lucky, french fries, when we stop at a diner while away. Almost everything else is suspicious.

But, when all is said and done, it doesn't matter what I cannot eat when I compare how I feel today to how I felt a year ago. It is worth it.