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Thanks so much for all the replies I got to my question about the
reliablity of Enterolab. In summary,
27 of 29 respondents felt VERY POSITIVE about their experience with
Enterolab. The following is a list of what people said about it with the
number that responded in like fashion in bold after each comment.

Positive comments about Enterolab

    * Several referred me to the earlier summary by  <[log in to unmask]>
    * Mentionned the usefulness of the food sensitivity tests done at
      Enterolab - 4
    * Reported that they and/or family members (in several cases it was
      many family members) had received false negative testing through
      blood tests, but had positive tests with Enterolab. Most
      mentionned that the positive diagnosis was verified by the persons
      health improvements on the gluten free diet. -8
    * Reported that blood testing seemed to get accurate results if the
      intestimes were completely atrophied, but questionned whether
      blood testing is accurate before intestines are atrophied -1
    * Reported having negative test results from Enterolabs for family
      members who had no health issues, thereby further supporting the
      reliability of the tests -3
    * Reported that the test results varied from family member to family
      member, suggesting that Enterolab diagnoses celiac judiciously  - 2
    * Suggested e-mailing Enterolabs for help on choosing which tests to
      get -1
    * Mentionned the usefulness of the gene testing for Celiac which is
      done at Enterolab - 6
    * Were referred to Enterolab by health care professionals - 3
    * Were told "There is not yet enough data to prove the value of
      Enterolab testing" from their physician - 1
    * Had Blood test results that matched the Enterolab results - 1
    * Said the lab was knowledgable and responsive - 4
    * Said good things about Dr Fine, his responsiveness and his work - 2
    * Suggested retesting at Enterolab after a period of time if someone
      tests "just below the cutoff"-1
    * Mentionned the difficuty of doing a challenge test for gluten if
      one has been off it and wants to do the blood or endoscopy for
      diagnosis. 1
    * Mentionned how simple it is to collect a stool sample, even for
      kids -1


Two replies questionned the validity of Enterolab.

    * One cited conferences where experts spoke about the unreliablity
      of the celiac diagnosis,  1
    * One said there is no published support for the validity of
      Enterolabs for gluten sensitivity and that he/she considers
      Enterolab NOT medically valid. 1

Based on these responses I've ordered tests for eight family members,
all of whom deal with celiac like symptoms. Very impatient to get the
results!

Thanks again,

Jeannie

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