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kkcarlton
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Hi All,

I am new to this forum. In January I went to see a doctor for various problems. Among several tests he tested me for gluten intolerance and fat malabsorption with a stool test at Enterolab. Both came back ok which made me happy. At the same time he had ordered another stool and saliva test from Diagnos Techs and they also happened to check for gluten intolerance via saliva test. It came back incredibly high.

So I have several questions:

  1. How do I know which test is accurate?
  2. If I AM gluten intolerant, how do I know if I have celiac disease?
  3. If I am "just" gluten intolerant, can I have small amounts of gluten in spices if I take GlutenEase?
  4. And does anybody know any good doctors in the Nashville area that are familiar with gluten intolerance?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Kristina

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Hi All,

I am new to this forum. In January I went to see a doctor for various problems. Among several tests he tested me for gluten intolerance and fat malabsorption with a stool test at Enterolab. Both came back ok which made me happy. At the same time he had ordered another stool and saliva test from Diagnos Techs and they also happened to check for gluten intolerance via saliva test. It came back incredibly high.

So I have several questions:

  1. How do I know which test is accurate?
  2. If I AM gluten intolerant, how do I know if I have celiac disease?
  3. If I am "just" gluten intolerant, can I have small amounts of gluten in spices if I take GlutenEase?
  4. And does anybody know any good doctors in the Nashville area that are familiar with gluten intolerance?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

I do not know of a specific doctor's name, but a celiac patient was told by the Rochester Mayo Clinic to get more detailed followup at Vanderbilt University. You might call the main number for Vandy med school, and get the Department of Medicine>division of Gastroenterology>ask for a celiac specialist. Don't know if it will work, but it's thought.

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RollingAlong
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Wallace McGrew, gastroenterologist

Frist Clinic

www.fristclinic.com

I don't think the enzymes work if you're having an autoimmune reaction to gluten.

they help your body digest it better, but your body still reacts to the

smaller digested bits, if that makes sense.

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