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That was in record time, I think. Less than 2 weeks. Here they are:
Anti-gliadin IgA 32 units (normal range less than 10 units)
Anti-casien (cow's milk) 18 units (normal range less than 10 units)
Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) 12 units (normal range less than 10 units)
Anti-soy IgA 22 units (normal range less than 10 units)
Well. I know many of you have results much higher than these, but I'm guessing this means I need to say goodbye to gluten, dairy, eggs, and soy!
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Karen
to optimise your ability to be well with minimal symptoms then removing the gluten, dairy, egg and soy will be worth it!
removing soy from my 'world' was one of the hardest. I can recommend grabbing the list of all the names that soy appears as from this thread http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... hlight=soy
this list was very handy when i was shopping
Good Luck...
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Congratulations on the decisive results - at least this gets you pointed in the right direction. Not an easy road, but - maybe easier with (sort of) a map
It does seem as though having higher numbers does not necessarily mean greater sensitivity. My dairy number wasn't all that high (probably had been dropping by the time I was tested, as I had eliminated it)... but it sure makes me spectacularly miserable.
You sure have good company on this journey - and now you have the evidence to rely on. I knew for sure about many of many Enterolab-proven intolerances, before testing, but found out additional info (plus genes) - and still felt very grounded and certain when I got the cold hard facts, and it sure it easier not to be 'tempted' or to 'cheat' with foods I know are the enemy.
Thanks for sharing the results - and here's hoping for accelerated healing with your new knowledge,
You're probably feeling mixed emotions about the results. Most of us do. I remember being stunned that I tested positive to all of the tests. It takes a while to accept them, especially if you've never had any problems prior to getting MC.
You will get better and eating without those foods will eventually become second nature. There are many suitable replacements for most of the foods.
Rest assured that we are here to help you along the path.
Gloria
You never know what you can do until you have to do it.
Thanks, everyone. I'm shopping today, and starting my new diet tomorrow. I'm ready to get going on this.
Has anyone ever successfully added back a food that Enterolab showed they were sensitive to? I'm hoping that I can eventually have limited dairy and eggs.
My results were similar to yours. Someone recently posted about being able to have an egg or two occasionally, so I am hopeful (I actually put a note in my calendar at the end of 2012... my dream is that if I wait till I'm greatly healed, my luck will be better - and also, if I'm well and truly healed and still can't tolerate them, I'm going to call that conclusive).
I believe that casein (dairy) is out for me, forever. There is a lot of molecular similarity between casein and gluten, and they both make me feel horrible - eggs never made me sick like that, but I did improve when I cut them out.
After sufficient healing has taken place, most people are able to add yeast back into their diet, (those who tested positive to it), and as Sara pointed out, some members here have found that they are able to eat eggs, again. If/when the ability to successfully reintroduce certain foods to which we previously test positive is going to occur, it will almost surely follow the inverse pattern of the normal "hierarchy" that our immune system assigns to them. IOW, the ability to regain a tolerance of the least-common food-sensitivities will be the most likely to occur. The most common food-sensitivities, gluten, casein, and soy, in that order, are the least likely to be overcome. IMO, there's a slight chance that you might someday be able to tolerate casein, (it probably won't happen for several years), but gluten is almost certainly going to be off-limits forever.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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