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List members-
I've seen several posts regarding the subject and hope I can offer some
thoughts.
I have been diagnosed with CD for 5 months but had additional
"difficulties" develop since going GF. My doctor, who is quite
knowledgeable on nutritionally-related disorders, ordered more tests. One
was for food allergies and one for hormone dysfunction, both done through
Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab.
Several of the foods I had IgG responses to (which cause delayed reactions
such as joint pain, one of my biggest problems), were foods I had
increased since going GF including soy, garbanzo beans (including flour),
and almonds. And then were the usual culprits-milk, cheese and eggs.
The work done by Great Smokies uses ELISA testing and measures both IgE
(immediate reaction) and IgG responses. The test results are provided in
a nice, easy to read, report with a fairly detailed booklet on how to
overcome these food allergies and implement a rotation diet. It is much
easier than trying to keep track of everything you eat and ferret out what
you ate three days ago that might be causing problems today.
For the ladies on the list, the hormone profile is done by taking saliva
over a 28-day period. From this, it can be found if your hormones are out
of whack anywhere in your cycle and treated accordingly, at least until
the body gets back in sync. Seemingly another area where the body may
have lost its rhythm because of CD.
In addition, the lab that originally diagnosed my CD through blood was
Immunosciences Lab in Los Angeles. However, I've noticed Great Smokies
does that testing, as well as testing for Candida and many others. I've
had several other tests from them and all came back in a good report form
with information booklets to help you understand the results. Their web
site, www.greatsmokies-lab.com, also lists doctors by region who have
ordered tests through them. I am in no way affiliated with this lab.
Kathy
Oceanside, CA
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