Re: Food IgG Panel results/Bonnie

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Hi, you mentioned getting the mercury out of her!! I wanted to

mention that garlic is a natural chelator!! My son is in a regular

school setting with combined intervention. He loves to be with the

regular classes and all the children in there! It is good to learn

from the other children!! Jennie<><

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> > > > > > Hi all,

> > > > > > Apologies ahead of time - this is LONG. I'm overwhelmed

> > right now.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > We just got my DS's IgG test results back today. He

reacted

> > to 28

> > > > > > different foods as " positive " for food " allergy. "

Basically,

> > > > > > confirmed my suspicion of leaky gut. (and despite my

> > supplementing him

> > > > > > with probiotics, there's apparently no colonization

because

> > his stool

> > > > > > cultures were negative - no good bacteria - but thankfully

> > no bad

> > > > > > bacteria either!)

> > > > > >

> > > > > > One thing that I am not surprised by, but am disappointed

in

> > (because

> > > > > > it is going to be so much work) is that he is highly

> > reactive to

> > > > > > gluten containing foods [wheat +3, rye +2, barely +2, oat

+2

> > (not sure

> > > > > > if this is because we don't use gluten-free oats or if

it's

> > because he

> > > > > > has an issue with oat)]. The worst part is that he is also

> > reactive

> > > > > > to rice (+1)and corn (+1) which are two of the easy

gluten-

> > free

> > > > > > alternatives...(also had a score of 85 on the gliaden

test,

> > with

> > > > > > anything over 30 being a strongly positive reaction).

> > > > > >

> > > > > > She reiterated that many of her patients see dramatic

> > improvement with

> > > > > > constipation by just going GF/CF. We've been CF for a

while,

> > but have

> > > > > > been dreading the GF. Easing up on gluten did seem to help

> > some, but

> > > > > > I'll let you all know if there's drastic improvement with

> > eliminating

> > > > > > gluten. At least with test results I can (hopefully) get

DH

> > on board.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I have two questions & hope for input:

> > > > > > 1) Our doc suggested we avoid all reactive foods for a

year,

> > but

> > > > > > could do rotation with the +1 foods if needed. I wonder,

> > though,

> > > > > > if anyone else has done this IgG panel and if they have

any

> > comment on

> > > > > > the relevance of the +1 foods....Do we stand a better

chance

> > of

> > > > > > healing his leaky gut if we do totally avoid all 28 foods

> > stringently

> > > > > > or will rotating the +1's not alter the chances of healing

> > the gut?

> > > > > >

> > > > > > 2) Doc recommended a bovine (cow) immunoglobulin

supplement

> > to help

> > > > > > with the leaky gut. I am not a fan of the idea of giving

him

> > bovine

> > > > > > immunoglobulin. Stick with me (if you're still reading) -

> > some swear

> > > > > > that raw cow's milk healed their leaky gut. If purified

> > bovine

> > > > > > immunoglobin supplements are helping with healing leaky

> > guts, then

> > > > > > perhaps this is one of the components of raw milk that

helps

> > heal

> > > > > > leaky guts. We know that human breast milk has tons of

> > immunoglobins

> > > > > > and immune factors. So, shouldn't human breast milk

(a 'raw'

> > milk) be

> > > > > > effective as well? Since I'm still BF'ing my 1 year old, I

> > could pump

> > > > > > and and try giving my 3 yr old breast milk - wouldn't this

> > have the

> > > > > > same effect (or better) as raw cow's milk? Has anyone

heard

> > of making

> > > > > > yogurt with human breastmilk? If I can get probiotics into

> > him in

> > > > > > breastmilk yogurt, I'd be getting two supp's in at

once.....

> > Am I

> > > > crazy?

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Please don't think I'm totally insane - I just want to

heal

> > his gut

> > > > > > and thought if I can do it with the help of my breastmilk

> > instead of

> > > > > > another supplement, all the better....

> > > > > >

> > > > > > THANK YOU for " listening " and for any thoughts/comments.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Best,

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > p.s. - She recommends fermented veggies and cocobiotic

(body

> > ecology).

> > > > > > He's reactive (+1) to coconut, so I'm not sure if we'll

try

> > > > > > cocobiotic, but I've read great things about it at another

> > board. I

> > > > > > have long been considering making my own fermented

veggies -

> > so now I

> > > > > > have the motivation to give it a try - just need to learn

> > how -

> > > > > > anybody doing this already?

> > > > > >

> > > > > > p.p.s. - surprised to find they couldn't culture yeast

from

> > his stool,

> > > > > > but I still feel strongly that he has yeast symptoms (even

> > the doc

> > > > > > confirmed at our first appointment that the rash and

pimples

> > on his

> > > > > > bottom are typically tell-tale signs of yeast). any

thoughts?

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