New, Husband's Enterolab Results

[chemom]

I posted my daughter's lab results, so now here are my husband's Enterolab results. A bit of background on him: he is 48. He has diabetes (treated with Metformin ER, and glipizide). He has adrenal insufficiency (takes 35 mg. of HC) and Hashi's (taking 3 1/2 grains of ERFA). He has psoriasis, that has gotten some better since he started Cortef. He has trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. A sleep study showed he stopped breathing 13 times in the 5 hours he slept, but they said that was "normal?" He tried a CPAP machine, but it didn't help.

So here are his labs and I would appreciate any feedback or advice. As I said in my post about my daughter, I plan to make the whole family gluten free so I don't have to worry about cross contamination. Plus, I suspect some of the other children may also have gluten issues.

A) Gluten Sensitivity Stool and Gene Panel Complete *Best test/best value

Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 12 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-tissue Transglutaminase IgA 5 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score Less than 300 Units (Normal Range is less than 300 Units)

Fecal Anti-casein (cow

[Skylark]

Well, Enterolab is not diagnostic.

Your husband's results are not strong at all. He's got a low positive on the anti-gliadin IgA and nothing else. Despite what Fine says, it's been shown that normal people can have anti-gliadin IgA come and go in their stools.

There is no harm in him trying a gluten-free diet with the Hashi's. I don't think the Enterolab results predict one way or the other whether it will help him.

[ravenwoodglass]

Have you had him get a celiac panel at the doctor's? That should always be a first step. As Skylark stated Enterolab does not diagnose. His results are on the low side but if he is having issues have your doctor run a celiac panel. The truest test is the diet though. If someone feels better off gluten there is no reason to eat it.

[chemom]

Have you had him get a celiac panel at the doctor's? That should always be a first step. As Skylark stated Enterolab does not diagnose. His results are on the low side but if he is having issues have your doctor run a celiac panel. The truest test is the diet though. If someone feels better off gluten there is no reason to eat it.

Thank you both for the replies.

No, I haven't run a Celiac blood panel on him. My daughter's doc did order one for her, and we hope to get results back next week.

I am a bit confused though because I read that IF you take someone off gluten, who does not have problems with it, their body will stop making the necessary enzymes to digest it. I don't know how long that takes, but if a gluten-free trial takes at least 2-3 months, would that cause problems for him if he isn't gluten sensitive?

[Skylark]

I am a bit confused though because I read that IF you take someone off gluten, who does not have problems with it, their body will stop making the necessary enzymes to digest it. I don't know how long that takes, but if a gluten-free trial takes at least 2-3 months, would that cause problems for him if he isn't gluten sensitive?

I have never seen anything like that. Where did you read it? To be honest it doesn't make much sense to me, as the enzymes that digest gluten are the same for veggies and other grains. People go on and off foods all the time. Human diets used to be seasonal, remember?

[ravenwoodglass]

Thank you both for the replies.

No, I haven't run a Celiac blood panel on him. My daughter's doc did order one for her, and we hope to get results back next week.

I am a bit confused though because I read that IF you take someone off gluten, who does not have problems with it, their body will stop making the necessary enzymes to digest it. I don't know how long that takes, but if a gluten-free trial takes at least 2-3 months, would that cause problems for him if he isn't gluten sensitive?

Your thinking of dairy products. If he is not gluten sensitive a gluten challenge will not make him ill. It only makes those who make antibodies sick. A gluten challenge is when someone who has given up gluten needs to be tested as the body stops making antibodies after we go gluten free and the antibodies are what they are looking for in the blood. If he has not been gluten free he can get the blood test now. The gluten free trial is taking all gluten out of the diet after all testing is finished because of the high rate of false negatives in conventional testing.

[nora-n]

there are a few DQ6 who are officially diagnosed celiac, but not many. A couple have been here.