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At 09:05 AM 7/24/96 EDT, Linda Glaser <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
>          he said he wants instead to
>do a 72-hour "fecal fat test."  Does anyone know what this is and whether it's
>meaningful?  Also, he told me to continue the gluten free diet -- won't this
>skew the test results?
 
The lab that does most of them is Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory. They
have an extensive web site. The top of their site is: http://www.gsdl.com/
 
For the test you're referring to, see:
 
Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis
 
  http://www.gsdl.com/P/services/profiles/cdsa.html
  http://www.gsdl.com/NP/services/profiles/cdsa.html
 
On the Practitioner side you can also download:
 
  CDSA Application Guide (357 K)
 
And on the Non-Practitioner side you can download:
 
  CDSA Patient Brochure (128 K)
 
Don.