What Does A Biopsy Tell You?

[B'sgirl]

My son is two and has some definite intolerances. Will a biopsy tell you specific things that bother him, or just whether or not there are damaged villi? I can tell for sure that gluten, casein, whey, and corn bother him. He has been to an allergist and they are not allergies. I'm fairly sure it's Celiac even though his blood test came up negative. I just want to know if there is anything else I need to avoid. What benefit could I expect from a biopsy?

[ShayFL]

Unfortunately a biopsy cannot tell what specific intolerances have caused damage. Other foods can rarely cause flattened villi, but most often a food culprit is gluten. While they are in there, they often look for other things. Ulcers, damage to the esophagus, etc.

Enterolab does a stool test for intolerances: Gluten, Dairy, Egg, Soy and Yeast. They also do genetic testing for Celiac and Gluten Intolerance genes. They cannot Dx Celiac, but can give more information on what to avoid (as that is what you are looking for). A few people even got there insurance to pay for it.

[Lisa]

This might be informative:

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[c2shopping]

I can speak from my experience - which, is that it told me nothing. I was positive diagnosed via Entero Lab after being given a clean bill of health from the endoscopy. I later learned that dr.s that perform endoscopy tend to diagnose only full blown disease; hence, if you have gotten to the point of drastically damaging your intestines they can see it. If you are ill, but not 1/2 dead they cant.