Enterolab results are back!

kscolorado · Post by **kscolorado** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:47 am

I finally got them back! Very surprised about the Casein being negative, so I'm going with Polly that I could be lactose intolerance and bought some very old cheddar cheese to try. I am at a jazz festival in Winter Park Colorado, so I plan to take it with today while enjoying good music! Tex you can add my results to the list if you wish.

Fecal Anti-tissue Transglutaminase IgA: 14 Units

Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score: 275 Units

Fecal Anti-casein (cow's milk) IgA: 5 Units

HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 1: 0201

HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 2: 0302

Serologic equivalent: HLA-DQ 2,3 (Subtype 2,8)

Post by **tex** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:00 am

Kathy,

Thanks, I'll add these results to the lists at:

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10084

and

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10089

Very interesting result on casein. Not many of us test negative to casein intolerance. Lucky you.

I notice that you have both genes for celiac disease, so it's a good thing that you're following the GF diet. The diet appears to be preventing damage to the small intestine, (considering the relatively low fecal fat score).

Thanks for posting this information.

Tex

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:37 am

Kathy!

Interesting! Naturally, I am green with envy that you may be able to eat aged cheeses. (I don't see a green emoticon for envy or I would have used it).

How about that - both major genes for celiac!! And how lucky that you have no intestinal damage. Keep up the good work.

And keep me posted on the cheese. Maybe the best I can hope for is a vicarious thrill when YOU eat cheese.

LOL!

Love,

Polly

Post by **tex** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:21 pm

Polly,

I haven't come across any good "green-with-envy" emoticons. There are a lot of green emoticons, but they don't necessarily say "green-with-envy". If anyone knows of a good one, I can certainly add it, if you'll let me know.

Thanks,
Tex

Lucy · Post by **Lucy** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:06 pm

Kathy,

You are ONE lucky chick!!! You could probably even eat at a celiac meeting! Ha! You've certainly got the genes to get in the club.

Anything else that might bother you should be pretty easy to figure out if you didn't test for them. The first two caused me the bulk of the D.

Yours, Luce

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:10 pm

Count me as another envious member!

It's nice to see that you don't have any malabsorbtion. You must be doing a good job of avoiding gluten.

Gloria

kscolorado · Post by **kscolorado** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:34 am

Thanks everyone for your comments. I am doing okay with the hard cheeses. Felt a little bloated when I ate too much. My husband kept saying, "take it easy kat" but it tasted so good! I bought the digestive advantage for lactose intolerance. You start with 2 the first two days then one a day after that. I can't do the lactaid's because they use aspergillus and I am allergic to that mold. Found out the hard way by throwing up 2 hours after I took them. The first time I thought it was the gf lasagna but when it happened again, I found out about the aspergillus mold. I thought about testing for the soy but as Luce say's I should be able to figure it out with the other two known now. I am leaning more towards celiac but will get Dr. Lewey's opinion on that. I've been gluten free since July 3rd from the two month challenge and just now starting to lose the joint pain and my mouth sores are almost gone. Now to not feel so tired! I've started my vitamins again but I will post that in a different topic.

Post by **tex** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:32 am

Kathy,

Thanks for the update, and the information on the aspergillis reaction. Several of the aspergillis fungi are capable of producing aflatoxin, which is bad stuff, (aspergillis flavus, and aspergillis parasiticus, for example). The reason I happen to know that, is because those two cause a lot of trouble with the corn crop, most years. Aflatoxin is regulated at 20 parts per billion, (that's the cut-off point), by government regulatory agencies. It can be found in cottonseed, peanuts, corn, milo, (grain sorgham), and some other grains, under certain conditions. It can be especially insidious, because it is transferred in milk, and it's a powerful carcinogen, in addition to causing aflatoxicosis, (it destroys the liver).

Tex