What Is Enterolab?

[WHinNOVA]

I see Enterolab mentioned in a lot of posts as the method of diagnosis. What is this? I had a blood sample taken and a "celiac screen" done. There were four tests in the panel and I flunked all four. The doctor then did a endoscopy and biopsy to confirm the test results. Is Enterolab a different way of determining if one has celiac or is this another name for what was done to me? Is it more/less reliable?

It is probably too late for me but I'm intersted in learning more in case it is a method we would want to use with our son (blood tests negative so far).

WH

[JennyC]

Enterolab tests for food insensitivities using fecal samples and they also do genetic testing. This institution is ran by Dr. Fine, a gastroenterologist, but he has yet to publish so many doctors do not take the results seriously. They claim that their tests are more sensitive than blood tests and can be done even after the gluten free diet has been started. Many people here diagnose themselves based, at least partially, on enterolab results. If you Google them you will pull up the web page. I encourage you to call them if you feel this may be a good option for your son. They are very helpful and will spend plenty of time talking with you.

[Nantzie]

Enterolab is a lab that has an alternate way to test for gluten intolerance. They also offer a more extensive genetic test than most labs.

If you've got positive blood tests and a positive biopsy, you don't need any further testing. Testing can be inconclusive or even negative for some, even though they respond to the gluten-free diet just as dramatically as someone with biopsy proven celiac does. So this provides some much-needed answers when all our tests just keep coming back negative.

If you want to know exactly what genes you have, you can get a gene panel done through them. It's $150. But this would just be something to do if you're curious. It doesn't impact anything as far as diagnosis. If you've got a positive biopsy, you've probably got either a DQ2 or a DQ8 gene.

www.enterolab.com

Nancy