Entero-ized!

sunny · Post by **sunny** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:45 pm

Egg Sensitivity Stool Test 31 Units
Yeast Sensitivity Stool Test 54 Units
Mean Value 11 Antigenic Foods 42 Units

2+ reactivity
Corn
Rice
Chicken
Beef
Pork
Almond
Cashew
Walnut
White potato

3+ reactivity :
Oats
Tuna

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
Grain toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Corn
Grain toward which you displayed the least immunologic reactivity: Rice

Meats:
Meat toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Tuna
Meat toward which you were next most immunologically reactive: Chicken
Meat toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Beef
Meat toward which you displayed the least immunologic reactivity: Pork

Nuts:
Nut toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Almond
Nut toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Cashew
Nut toward which you displayed the least immunologic reactivity: Walnut

Nightshades:
You displayed immunologic reactivity to white potato, the member of the nightshade family usually consumed most often and in greatest quantities. While this does not necessarily mean you would react to all other nightshade foods (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant), it is possible. In the realm of elimination diets for immunologic disorders, nightshades are usually eliminated as the entire food class (i.e., all four previously mentioned foods in this class). This is especially important to the clinical setting of arthritis.

Acute/Chronic Colitis Stool Test
Fecal lactoferrin Negative (Normal - Negative)
( I did this test as I was concerned about the extreme pain in lower left quadrant that often accompanies a Norman; my daughter has UC and also pain in this area.)

Any comments or helpful, hope giving thoughts?

Post by **tex** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:17 pm

Sunny,

The way that your foods are listed in the 1+, 2+, and 3+ categories are confusing. Some of them show up twice, for example, and there's some question whether some of them are in the category above or below. IOW, I can't be sure which ones are actually in each category.

Exactly which foods are in the 3+ category, and which ones are in the 2+ category?

Your overall score of 43 units is relatively high, so you are probably even sensitive to foods in the 1+ category, unfortunately.

Tex

sunny · Post by **sunny** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:29 pm

There are NO foods listed in the no reactivity and 1+ categories.

I was surprised to see chicken, eggs, and almonds show up. But maybe not surprising as I have been doing chicken broth, chicken, and eggs for 4 months!

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:40 pm

Oh boy, sunny. That list isn't too encouraging, but it does explain why you've been having problems. I'm surprised that you were doing fine for so long. Have you figured out what foods you can eat?

Gloria

Post by **tex** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 10:03 pm

I'm guessing that this line contains a couple of typos:

There are NO foods listed in the 1+ and 2+ categories.

and you actually meant to say:

There are NO foods listed in the no reactivity and 1+ categories.

If that's the case, then that clarifies the listings, and Gloria is quite correct — those results are mighty restrictive. For meats, you might need to try turkey, duck, goose, pheasant, quail, lamb, bison, venison (including whitetails, blacktails, mule deer, elk, red deer, and moose), antelope, caribou, rabbit, emu, etc.

Sunny wrote:Is thee any way I can clean up that original post? the word corn is hanging off the end of a sentence... why or how, I don't know!

Click on the "edit" button in the upper right-hand corner of your post and see if the system will still let you edit it, even though someone else has already responded to the post.

If it won't allow you to edit the post, I can edit it for you, if you want.

Tex

sunny · Post by **sunny** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 10:11 pm

Gloria.... yes, it isn't something to gladden an old gal's heart is it? Reminds me of that joke about the tombstone epitaph, " I told you I was sick!"
when I first read it, I thought, "Well, good. At least I have more of a direction to follow."
Next morning I thought, "OMG! What do I eat?" I re-read the end of the report & Dr.Fine's comments not to stop everything at once and to slowly take foods out of your diet. So will have to find a safe source of fish & start eating more... I have had sever food poisoning with fish twice in my life and a tad bit nervous about eating fish ever since.
I'll try to add some pork and keep the beef, lose the chicken & chicken broth and maybe have eggs once a week. I think I will explore some other grains like millet and buckwheat groats and wax creative... just as soon as I can stand up for any length of time....
This past 5 months have been a rather intense period of my life and no signs of letting up so I am rather proud of myself that I am still sane ( actually questionable !) and in reasonably good humor. I have to make an effort for my DH who is a stroke recoverer.
I thought i'd learn how to make hazelnut butter and keep eating the sunflower seed butter on banana for a snack.

As you say,"You never know what you can do until you have to do it." My version is, "You never know how strong you are until being strong is all you have left." Our oldest daughter told me that after my hubbie's massive stroke in 09. It's true.
Sunny

sunny · Post by **sunny** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 11:05 pm

Tex...
OK, I seem to have been able to delete and repost that first bungled up attempt! LOL!
Thanks for the ideas for other meat sources... venison is something I have not developed a taste for, or rabbit. But then again... I can try again. Turkey & lamb I do like, and also bison. I was thinking that Bison was like beef so that is good news. There is a Bison Ranch near here that is sells organic & grass fed meat. I will check with them.
Meanwhile I have a freezer full of bones for broth!! But i'm hoping that the bones would not be as bad for me as too much beef. My younger daughter & family & I share our 1/2 beef when we buy it and with 3 teens, two are guys involved in sports, they can help me with that 1/4 beef. I'm thinking that I will still have the beef since it was 3rd in the hierarchy list.

Thanx so much for helping me think outside the box! I have to get better both for my sake, but also for my hubbie's sake. He needs my sunshine & my love; without me, he would be lost and I know that. It's a strong motivator for me to keep trying and find a way to heal. You, your book, and this group shine the light on the path I need to follow and I am grateful.

I am learning that I can't just flat out say, "Oh, I just don't like that. I will have to learn to like lots of new foods and make it an adventure for us both. My DH is very helpful in at least trying new things and is a HUGE support to me; as are my daughter and 3 kids. Colton, the 19 year old, will call me & say I'm delivering in Portland this afternoon, do you need anything from Whole Foods or Costco or wherever?" Then he buys it ( he has a debit card in our names) , brings it to me & loads the refrigerator & freezer for me. He'd love to try some venison and join us on our adventure as will his brother & sister & mom.
Thanx again,
Sunny

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 12:12 am

Wow, Sunny, that's quite a list. I'm currently corn (all grains), egg, nut and nightshade free while on the Autoimmune Paleo Protocol elimination diet, and I found it easier to go cold turkey on virtually everything. Makes knowing what you CAN eat much clearer. Although I lost 6 lbs in the first 5 weeks... I have since added occasional, small servings of rice back in.

I'm pork and shrimp-free based on MRT testing, so I can't imagine my diet without chicken or beef, but I reckon I'd be buying lots of duck, lamb, turkey and bison!

I hope you like sweet potatoes and squash...they will be your new best friends. I've become a squash connoisseur! Pumpkin too!

My breakfast several times a week is porridge made with purple sweet potatoes boiled with raisins, prunes, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Hearty, satisfying, and pretty purple! Regular sweet potato mashed with cooked banana is great too..and shredded sweet potato pancakes.

To make soups more substantial, I add big chunks of carrots, parsnips, and either zucchini or chayote squash. I didn't used to be a zucchini fan, but it's lovely in soup.

I'm getting additional non-grain starch from cooked plantains, yucca, cassava, and tapioca and arrowroot starches (for thickening, etc). The only chips I can buy are sweet potato chips. I guess that means I'll be tuber-intolerant soon!

Good luck on this new eating adventure!!

Post by **tex** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 9:56 am

Sunny wrote:I was thinking that Bison was like beef so that is good news.

Oops!

You were correct originally. I must have been half-asleep when I posted that, and it didn't even dawn on me that virtually every remaining bison herd on the North American continent contains domestic cattle DNA. Bison may be safer than beef, and you might be able to hang onto it longer, but in the long run, you will probably have to eliminate bison from your menu in order to achieve remission. Sorry about that "senior moment".

That's terrific that your grandson is so helpful with your shopping needs. Support such as that is priceless.

Tex