Finally, Enterolab Results!

[The One]

Well, I finally got my Enterolab results, I'm sure you all know the story, no doctor listens, put on antacids, etc etc. So after almost a year of stomach issues they are all gone in 2 weeks!

Here is what I got:

Gluten Sensitivity Stool Test

Fecal Antigliadin IgA 105 (Normal Range <10)

Interpretation of Fecal Antigliadin IgA: Intestinal antigliadin IgA antibody was elevated, indicating that you have active dietary gluten sensitivity...

As for my med history and symptoms:

-Sensorineural hearing loss diagnosed around age 10

-Always sick with pneumonia, colds, flu, everything I could ever catch

-Childhood Arhtritis

-Tremors noticed at age 13 which still are present

-Vision problems

-Diabetes diagnosed at age 20

-Stomach pains and cramps [started around age 19

-Nausea and vomiting for the past year

-Weakness

-Peripheral Neuropathy diagnosed months after Diabetes dx

-Foggy mind

-Memory problems

-Excessive anxiety and on and off depression for years

-Facial rash in the past few months after ingesting and vomiting gluten

-Protruding left rib which I still have no answer for

I could not do a Celiac test, but I can pretty much assume there IS intestinal damage.

I'm just glad I could finally find some answers, now i'm taking these results to my doctor who never listened, I know he will deny I have a problem but I have to show them.

[Ursa Major]

I am glad you finally figured it out, and are starting to feel better. That IgA is awfully high, for sure. It will take a while to get that down to normal levels, but be diligent on the gluten-free diet, and it will happen.

[ravenwoodglass]

Well, I finally got my Enterolab results, I'm sure you all know the story, no doctor listens, put on antacids, etc etc. So after almost a year of stomach issues they are all gone in 2 weeks!

Here is what I got:

Gluten Sensitivity Stool Test

Fecal Antigliadin IgA 105 (Normal Range <10)

Interpretation of Fecal Antigliadin IgA: Intestinal antigliadin IgA antibody was elevated, indicating that you have active dietary gluten sensitivity...

As for my med history and symptoms:

-Sensorineural hearing loss diagnosed around age 10

-Always sick with pneumonia, colds, flu, everything I could ever catch

-Childhood Arhtritis

-Tremors noticed at age 13 which still are present

-Vision problems

-Diabetes diagnosed at age 20

-Stomach pains and cramps [started around age 19

-Nausea and vomiting for the past year

-Weakness

-Peripheral Neuropathy diagnosed months after Diabetes dx

-Foggy mind

-Memory problems

-Excessive anxiety and on and off depression for years

-Facial rash in the past few months after ingesting and vomiting gluten

-Protruding left rib which I still have no answer for

I could not do a Celiac test, but I can pretty much assume there IS intestinal damage.

I'm just glad I could finally find some answers, now i'm taking these results to my doctor who never listened, I know he will deny I have a problem but I have to show them.

I'm glad you finally found some answers. Your doctor may not believe you now but he will after you have healed and you hardly ever need to see him anymore. I hope you get relief soon, it does take a while to heal for some of us.

[The One]

Yes indeed it seems like it will take time, at least I am not having nausea anymore, which I had had for months and months and am not throwing up anymore of course, which I'm very happy about! What I'm having a hard time with is baking hehe I'm still not used to baking with these different flours and my breads come out hard like rock hehe but I"ll get a hold of it eventually.

[ravenwoodglass]

Yes indeed it seems like it will take time, at least I am not having nausea anymore, which I had had for months and months and am not throwing up anymore of course, which I'm very happy about! What I'm having a hard time with is baking hehe I'm still not used to baking with these different flours and my breads come out hard like rock hehe but I"ll get a hold of it eventually.

Yea the baking is tough at first. Bette Hagman has some good cookbooks and there are also gluten free flour mixes which make it less like being a chemist. There are some good premade baked goods out there, it's hard though because some are pricey and if you don't like them oh well. Things do get easier. I'm glad your already seeing some progress.

[larry mac]

..... What I'm having a hard time with is baking hehe I'm still not used to baking with these different flours and my breads come out hard like rock hehe but I"ll get a hold of it eventually.

TO,

The bread making is difficult. There are so many ingredients. I make a big batch of flours/starches blend ( half & half) and that saves a lot of time and confusion come baking time.

Make some muffins. Throw lots of stuff in there. Use the paper cups. You can get the muffin making down faster than the bread. Take 'em out of the pan, let 'em cool on a wire rack, then wrap them individually, put 'em in a freezer bag, and take one to work every day to heat up in the microwave as a snack. I've been making banana nut buttermilk, with butter, cinnamon, & turbanado sugar sprinked on top.

best regards, lm

[The One]

I'll definitely try the muffins, I'm sure they're much easier to cook than bread

Which are the best flours to cook with? I've bought many different flours which I still have in my pantry, so far I"ve tried White Rice Flour, Brown Rice Flour, Potato Flour, Soy Flour, and White Lentils Flour [urid Flour]. They are all much heavier it seems.