Entrolab Which Stool Test To Get?

[TJ060306]

I want to get one of these done and I dont have the $369 or the $250 right now to spend on the full panel tests. So I was thinking of doing either the Gluten Sensitivity or the Sensitivity to Tissue Transglutaminase, which one would be better to help me determine if gluten is affecting her. Her blood work came back negative and the biopies are negative. The only thing on her biopies that was not normal to my eye was this:

Esophagus at 15cm:

Spuamous epithelium with dilated congested lymphatic channel.

Operative Findings

LES at 23 cm. EGD Grossly nl.

Which the GI said was fine.

I want to go Gluten Free but I want to get all the testing I can get done while she is still eating it.

Any input on the EntroLab tests and which one would be best for me to do without spending my husbands truck payment.

Thanks

Janelle

[Gentleheart]

There is a place on the Enterolab site that allows you to contact them by email. The words are limited, but adequate to say what you need to. Please email them with your question. They know their tests inside and out and will be able to tell you exactly which one is best for your particular need. They have always been very quick to answer me this way.

You can also certainly call them, but I found that they answered quickly enough by email and I could explain it better in an email.

I hope you get the answers you need.

[B'sgirl]

The gluten sensitivity test will tell you if your child is sensitive to gluten. The transglutamase test tells you if your child is absorbing food, I think. Which would you rather know more? I think if it were me I would want to know what exact thing was bothering him so I would do the gluten test. You can tell if food is being absorbed by growth and observable characteristics. I posted my son's results on my blog, if that interests you. The link is in my profile. Good luck deciding!

[happygirl]

If you have insurance, you may want to see: https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=21847

[Gentleheart]

The gluten sensitivity test will tell you if your child is sensitive to gluten. The transglutamase test tells you if your child is absorbing food, I think. Which would you rather know more? I think if it were me I would want to know what exact thing was bothering him so I would do the gluten test. You can tell if food is being absorbed by growth and observable characteristics. I posted my son's results on my blog, if that interests you. The link is in my profile. Good luck deciding!

Even more specifically, I believe the transglutaminase test tells you whether or not you are having an actual autoimmune response to gluten, which can lead ultimately to small intestine damage and celiac. So I'm not sure which of the two tests would best stand alone or should be done first since you can only afford one. That's why I would still ask Enterolab for clarity on it.