How Severe Are These Enterolab Results?

[KevinG]

• Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA (normal is <10): 52 Units
  
• Fecal Anti-tissue Transglutaminase IgA (normal is <10): 30 Units
  
• Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score (normal is <300): Less than 300 Units
  
• Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA (normal is <10): 6 Units
  
• HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 1: 0201
  
• HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 2: 0301
  
• Serologic equivalent: HLA-DQ 2,3 (Subtype 2,7)
  

I have read the result interpretations from Enterolab as well as descriptions on this forum, so I know these results mean I have gluten sensitivity. However, I am trying to figure out just how severe the two abnormal readings are. Do the results of 52 & 30 indicate just a mild problem, or are they severely elevated to the point where it's critical to eliminate all gluten immediately?

For the past 3 years I have been trying to avoid gluten and diary but I'm not 100% strict, so I know gluten slips in. I get a few on-and-off digestive issues like stomach pain if I eat too much, canker sores, and aftertaste in my mouth, but nothing extreme. (My sister, however, has had very bad reactions to gluten and is 100% gluten free.)

Any info would be appreciated.

[leadmeastray88]

If you read the Enterolab FAQ's on their site, it will say something like, it doesn't matter what your numbers are, if you're positive then you're positive. A higher number does not necessarily mean more damage, and a lower number (but still positive) does not necessarily mean less damage. Its like being pregnant, you either are or you're not.

I scored only an 11 on the IgA test, yet have had miraculous results from the diet, which along with a family history and resolution of symptoms scored me a doctor's diagnosis.

Hope that helps!

[Korwyn]

[*]Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA (normal is <10): 52 Units

[*]Fecal Anti-tissue Transglutaminase IgA (normal is <10): 30 Units

[*]Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score (normal is <300): Less than 300 Units

[*]Fecal Anti-casein (cow