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Ok I do not understand, what all this staff mean? they are bad results? I am mexican I am shock with corn
antitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score 320 Units (Normal Range is less than 300 Units)
Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 12 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 11 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) IgA 12 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-soy IgA 28 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Mean Value 11 Antigenic Foods 11 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
Beef
Tuna
Walnut
Cashew
White potato
Corn
Pork
Chicken
Almond
None Oat
FINALLY MY ENTEROLAB RESULTS
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FINALLY MY ENTEROLAB RESULTS
Ingrid
Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score 320 Units (Normal Range is less than 300 Units)
Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 12 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 11 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) IgA 12 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-soy IgA 28 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Mean Value 11 Antigenic Foods 11 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:
Rice
Beef
Tuna
Walnut
Cashew
White potato
Food to which there was some immunological reactivity (1+):
Corn
Pork
Chicken
Almond
Food to which there was moderate immunological reactivity (2+):
None
Food to which there was significant and/or the most immunological reactivity (3+):
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
Grain toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Corn
Meats:
Meat toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Pork
Meat toward which you were next most immunologically reactive: Chicken
Nuts:
Nut toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: almond
So my questions:
I have not eaten oats 1.5 years ago! But i do eat millet, is that the reason?
What about the pancreas? Is that really bad? I forgot about the fecal fat so I kept on taking enzymes with pancreatin and even the results are so bad!
I necer eat soja!!!
Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 12 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 11 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) IgA 12 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Fecal Anti-soy IgA 28 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)
Mean Value 11 Antigenic Foods 11 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:
Rice
Beef
Tuna
Walnut
Cashew
White potato
Food to which there was some immunological reactivity (1+):
Corn
Pork
Chicken
Almond
Food to which there was moderate immunological reactivity (2+):
None
Food to which there was significant and/or the most immunological reactivity (3+):
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
Grain toward which you displayed intermediate immunologic reactivity: Corn
Meats:
Meat toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: Pork
Meat toward which you were next most immunologically reactive: Chicken
Nuts:
Nut toward which you displayed the most immunologic reactivity: almond
So my questions:
I have not eaten oats 1.5 years ago! But i do eat millet, is that the reason?
What about the pancreas? Is that really bad? I forgot about the fecal fat so I kept on taking enzymes with pancreatin and even the results are so bad!
I necer eat soja!!!
Ingrid
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Ingrid -
So glad you got your results! They really do a good job of getting right to the task and getting back to people with the results.
I can't do a good enough job of explaining the results but, just in case Tex is busy today, I wanted to reassure you that I think he can give you some good options. I know when you first look at those numbers it makes your diet possibilities look very limited! And the diet will be limited, but if it helps with healing I guess it is worth it.
Have a good rest of your day and don't stress.
Carol C
So glad you got your results! They really do a good job of getting right to the task and getting back to people with the results.
I can't do a good enough job of explaining the results but, just in case Tex is busy today, I wanted to reassure you that I think he can give you some good options. I know when you first look at those numbers it makes your diet possibilities look very limited! And the diet will be limited, but if it helps with healing I guess it is worth it.
Have a good rest of your day and don't stress.
Carol C
Hi Ingrid,
Carol is right — you're interpreting those results too harshly. Actually, they're not all that bad. Many of us receive much more severe results.
I'll discuss the test results for the 11 antigenic foods, first. Your score was only 11. With a score that low, the 1+ foods may or may not be a significant problem. Just to be on the safe side, I would avoid them while you're still recovering, but after you are in remission, they may be safe to eat. So the only food in that test that you will need to always avoid is oats. But that's not unusual. Almost all of us have to avoid oats.
I realize the corn looks like a serious problem. I also had to avoid corn while I was recovering. Corn derivatives are in many products, so it's very difficult to avoid. That's true for soy, also Soy-based ingredients might be the reason why your soy result was so high. But since I've been in remission, I eat corn tortillas every day without any problems.
We all have to avoid gluten, and most of us have to avoid all dairy products. Over half of us have to avoid soy and chicken eggs. So your results are similar to many of our results. You might be able to eat duck eggs without any problem. Or eggs from turkeys, geese, quail, and pheasants.
Your fecal fat score is only up a little, so it's nothing to get excited about. If you had a serious problem, it would be much higher — like over 1,000, for example.
Your test results are probably better than about half of us. But that's just a guess. Anyway, there are still plenty of foods that you can eat. Your results showed no reactions to rice, beef, tuna, walnut, cashew, and white potato. And there are also many safe foods that are not tested. But just looking at those, for example, I could get fat as a hog on rice, beef, cashew butter, and white potato.
You may not have noticed them, but you can buy tortillas made from rice. If I couldn't eat without tortillas, I would switch to rice tortillas until I was in remission for a while. Then I would try corn tortillas again.
I hope this helps.
Tex
Carol is right — you're interpreting those results too harshly. Actually, they're not all that bad. Many of us receive much more severe results.
I'll discuss the test results for the 11 antigenic foods, first. Your score was only 11. With a score that low, the 1+ foods may or may not be a significant problem. Just to be on the safe side, I would avoid them while you're still recovering, but after you are in remission, they may be safe to eat. So the only food in that test that you will need to always avoid is oats. But that's not unusual. Almost all of us have to avoid oats.
I realize the corn looks like a serious problem. I also had to avoid corn while I was recovering. Corn derivatives are in many products, so it's very difficult to avoid. That's true for soy, also Soy-based ingredients might be the reason why your soy result was so high. But since I've been in remission, I eat corn tortillas every day without any problems.
We all have to avoid gluten, and most of us have to avoid all dairy products. Over half of us have to avoid soy and chicken eggs. So your results are similar to many of our results. You might be able to eat duck eggs without any problem. Or eggs from turkeys, geese, quail, and pheasants.
Your fecal fat score is only up a little, so it's nothing to get excited about. If you had a serious problem, it would be much higher — like over 1,000, for example.
Your test results are probably better than about half of us. But that's just a guess. Anyway, there are still plenty of foods that you can eat. Your results showed no reactions to rice, beef, tuna, walnut, cashew, and white potato. And there are also many safe foods that are not tested. But just looking at those, for example, I could get fat as a hog on rice, beef, cashew butter, and white potato.
You may not have noticed them, but you can buy tortillas made from rice. If I couldn't eat without tortillas, I would switch to rice tortillas until I was in remission for a while. Then I would try corn tortillas again.
I hope this helps.
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.
Hi Ingrid!
It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you first see your test results, but I have to agree with Tex- these are not bad at all. Being able to eat beef, rice, and potatoes is a very good thing. Combine that with turkey and fish plus any other vegetables and you can do well. I eat a rice based pasta occasionally that is a real treat (think about a pasta salad or topped with a marinara sauce). I make my own turkey sausage and add that in. If you can have rice you can have a stir-fry with a grilled steak. You can have soups and stews- it’s a good way to get in a variety of foods without constantly cooking. Just give yourself some time to adjust but now you can eat with confidence, and less worry.
When I was reacting, I showed reactivity to eggs and pork. Once I reached remission I was able to add them back in. Like Tex, I can now eat corn tortillas without any problems. So... better things are ahead for you. Just set your plan and follow it and you’ll get there.
Just a reminder that soy is a legume and while you are reacting it’s probably best to avoid other beans/legumes until you are more healed.
It’s often about finding substitutions for the things you are used to eating. Keep asking questions - we’ve all been where you are.
Best wishes,
Carol
It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you first see your test results, but I have to agree with Tex- these are not bad at all. Being able to eat beef, rice, and potatoes is a very good thing. Combine that with turkey and fish plus any other vegetables and you can do well. I eat a rice based pasta occasionally that is a real treat (think about a pasta salad or topped with a marinara sauce). I make my own turkey sausage and add that in. If you can have rice you can have a stir-fry with a grilled steak. You can have soups and stews- it’s a good way to get in a variety of foods without constantly cooking. Just give yourself some time to adjust but now you can eat with confidence, and less worry.
When I was reacting, I showed reactivity to eggs and pork. Once I reached remission I was able to add them back in. Like Tex, I can now eat corn tortillas without any problems. So... better things are ahead for you. Just set your plan and follow it and you’ll get there.
Just a reminder that soy is a legume and while you are reacting it’s probably best to avoid other beans/legumes until you are more healed.
It’s often about finding substitutions for the things you are used to eating. Keep asking questions - we’ve all been where you are.
Best wishes,
Carol
“.... people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou
Thank you so much Tex and Carol for your repplies. I was shocked with soy and corn, but soecially with eggs, bacise I can eat a whole spanish tortilla and never feel any type of reaction, no acheing neck, no D, nothing! Hera are my questions:
Donyou think that after a while I will be able to reintroduce eggs? Or legumes? Or most importantly CORN?
Regarding fecal score I did was esting pancrwatin and digestives enzymes, so probably my results are worse than those showed on the results?
Thank you so much!
Can I try products without casein?
Donyou think that after a while I will be able to reintroduce eggs? Or legumes? Or most importantly CORN?
Regarding fecal score I did was esting pancrwatin and digestives enzymes, so probably my results are worse than those showed on the results?
Thank you so much!
Can I try products without casein?
Ingrid
We already answered your question about corn — yes, probably. Eggs — maybe, after you heal for a long time. Legumes — probably not because soy sensitivity is usually permanent.Ingrid wrote:Donyou think that after a while I will be able to reintroduce eggs? Or legumes? Or most importantly CORN?
All dairy products contain casein. None of them are safe.Ingrid wrote:Can I try products without casein?
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.