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The other thing I showed sensitivity to is oats and that would explain the rather violent reaction I had when I had a bowl of G-F oatmeal on Thursday--to which I added an egg for protein!!It did NOT show a tree nut allergy that I have had for a very long time and carry an EpiPen for. Perhaps that is because it has been a very long time since I have eaten tree nuts? I certainly won't tempt fate to try it. I was also fairly sure that soy would be on the list, as legumes do not seem to be my friends. All in all, I feel very glad to know that I am not sensitive to a whole lot of foods. This makes life so much easier. I can even look forward to having eggplant this summer.
As I said to Tex, it is all in perspective. I would have griped about my restrictions last summer and fall if you had told me that I had the sensitivities below, but I KNOW now that it could be SO much worse and I am very grateful. I have a call into Phyllis at Enterolab, as I have questions about the genetic testing.
Tex has posted my results with the rest of you but here they are if you don't want to wade thru everyone else's:
Gluten/Antigenic Food Sensitivity Stool Panel
Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 26 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 6 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) IgA 14 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-soy IgA 5 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Gluten Sensitivity Gene Test
HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 1 0303
HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 2 0601
Serologic equivalent: HLA-DQ 3,1 (Subtype 9,6)
Expanded Antigenic Food Sensitivity Stool Panel
Mean Value 11 Antigenic Foods 7 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
While all of the foods tested can be immune-stimulating, the hierarchy of reactions detected were as follows:
Food to which there was no significant immunological reactivity: Food to which there was some immunological reactivity (1+): Food to which there was moderate immunological reactivity (2+): Food to which there was significant and/or the most immunological reactivity (3+):
Rice
Walnut
Tuna
Chicken
Corn
Almond
Cashew
White potato
Beef
Pork
None None Oat
Within each class of foods to which you displayed multiple reactions, the hierarchy of those reactions detected were as follows:
Grains:
Grain toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Oat
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