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Hi,

I've decided to skip the test and try l-glutamine and probiotics, as suggested by several of you.  Someone mentioned traces of gluten;  I have been eating NUTTY RICE, and have read that maybe it's not so safe. . . also, I do go out to dinner probably once a week, and there is plenty of gluten in my kitchen. I am very careful (I think).

Here are some interesting comments:

if you are celiac, by definition, you have leaky gut syndrome...the celiac wipes out the villi on which
the enzymes which digest food rest.  There is good news, tho....you can restore them easily by taking
with each meal..one L-glutamine capsule [500mg] and one probiotics complex capsule.  I originally posted
this info years ago after getting it from my nurtritionist who teaches on the post grad level.   within a
few days you will start to feel better and your gut will be healed with 6 months [as oppesed to 5 years
on just a gf diet].  But you must make sure that you stay away from all "iffy" foods, esp white vinegar
and oats which seems to affect newbies more that us old timers
good luck

I didn’t have the test, but I certainly was sensitive to many foods. Many things improved when I went GF, but some foods remained a problem until I tried Primal Defense. You can check it out at www.gardenoflifeusa.com  The Primal Defense helps to rebuild the intestinal flora. Anyway, it helped me very much…

 I will say that years ago I was interested in one of those tests (Great Smokies lab?) but lost interest as I found them to be to secretive regarding the treatment that would ensue should the stool test reveal leaky gut. I figured that if they would not share the ingredients that it was a hoax, and, at any rate, knowing that my son had certain known sensitivities at the time, I could not risk that these were hidden in their secret potion.
It's only worth it if you think you have something to gain from this
information.  But if you already know all your food allergies and what
steps to take to heal a leaky gut, why go to the expense?  I got tested
for leaky gut and found out that, yes, it's leaky, but there's nothing
more I can do to remedy the situation.  So it was a waste of my money.

Thought the article below was of interest..Might be that you still have traces of gluten in your diet.  You might also want to check out "Eat right for your Type" by Dr. Peter D'Adamo.  His theory is that the immune system reacts to specific proteins in foods.


Effectiveness of the sorbitol H2 breath test in detecting histological damage among relatives of coeliacs.     Scand J Gastroenterol. 2003 Jul;38(7):727-31.
   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12889558&dopt=Abstract
The goal of this study was to determine the diagnostic capabilities of serological tests (antigliadin (AGA), antiendomysium (EMA) and anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG)) and sorbitol H2 breath test (H2-BT) in the detection of celiac disease in first-degree relatives. The study screened 111 first-degree relatives of 37 celiac families using both test methods to determine candidates for small-bowel biopsy. First-degree relatives with abnormal test results underwent a small-bowel biopsy, as did those with negative serological and H2 breath test results who had clinical complaints or suspected that they may have celiac disease.
      The serological test results indicated an overall positivity of only 36.73%, with strong positive results only in those with severe intestinal damage (Marsh IIIb-c lesions). The sorbitol H2-BT breath test results showed an overall positivity of 83.67%, and showed strong positivity in patients with slight histological damage (Marsh I-IIIa). The study concludes that "A significant proportion of coeliacs may be missed if relatives are screened by serology only, while the efficacy of sorbitol H2-BT in screening relatives is confirmed. This study also confirms that neither a breath test nor serology can replace intestinal biopsy, which remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of CD," thus confirming the continued importance of performing biopsies for diagnosing celiac disease.

Thanks to all of you & best of luck, Peggy nh

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