Re: Meridian Basic Food Panel Results - Interpretation Please

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Hi-

The food panel does sound pretty good. Neither of my

boys had many foods in the moderate or higher range,

but the ones they did, we didn't even have to remove

(ie eggs, something else). Not everyone has to remove

the things that do show up.

Basically it suggests that the immune system is not

terribly activated (at least that portion) against the

foods, so the low allergy diet may be enough.

However, the panel alone doesn't measure everything -

you also have to monitor eosiniphils, which are on the

CBC w/differential (not usually done on a typical

in-office CBC but Dr G checks them every month). They

should be hanging below 1.5%. Dr G may have a few

other markers he pays attention to that leads him to

get stricter on diet sometimes, but for now, I think

you are in the clear as far as a really difficult

tight diet like the SCD. Woo hoo!

If you're interested in trying it, there's no reason

not to right now so that when you have your first

consult, you can review the eosiniphils again after

already being on the diet a while. The food panel

won't likely be redone unless a couple of years down

the road there are mysteries to untangle.

HTH-

--- simple_treasure2003

<simple_treasure2003@...> wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I hoping someone could help me to interpret my son's

> Food Allergy

> test results from Meridian Valley Lab. The office

> faxed the results

> to me but our next appointment isn't until late

> January.

>

> All foods listed as allergens show insignificant

> with the exception

> of the following which are listed as Moderate:

>

> Insig Range

> Cow's Milk 211 <117

> Casein 121 <105

> Lactalbumin223 <140

> Cheddar Chs203 <162

> Cottage Chs152 <133

> Egg White 122 <111

>

> There were no foods listed in the Significant

> category.

>

> Does anyone know whether or not the foods listed

> under Allergens are

> a standard used for each test? I am seeing certain

> food listed with

> a result of zero which leads me to conclude that the

> allergen list

> must be standard.

>

> I don't want to get too excited but I am hoping that

> I can abandon

> the SCD diet and adopt the Casein free/Whole

> Grain free diet

> based on these results. I look forward to receiving

> your feedback.

>

> Thanks.

>

>

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Hi,

Thanks for the response. I believe Dr. G did a draw previously to monitor

eosiniphils. I have a copy of the lab results so I'll have a look to confirm.

We also had another draw done 12/29 and I believe that it was again one of the

items retested. I was unaware and did not ask about that earlier today.

Quick update:

Dr. G switched us from Valtrex to Famvir about 30 days into the antiviral

therapy. My son's tongue was still spotted so he made the decision to make the

switch. This is our 7th day on Famvir and his tongue is still spotted but we

are going to keep going. Progress is slow but steady. The best news is that

our HHV-6 viral titer has come down from 1:640 to 1:160 in a months time so I am

very excited about that. I couldn't believe it when told me that

earlier today.

How is your son handling the chicken pox outbreak?

Thanks.

<thecolemans4@...> wrote:

Hi-

The food panel does sound pretty good. Neither of my

boys had many foods in the moderate or higher range,

but the ones they did, we didn't even have to remove

(ie eggs, something else). Not everyone has to remove

the things that do show up.

Basically it suggests that the immune system is not

terribly activated (at least that portion) against the

foods, so the low allergy diet may be enough.

However, the panel alone doesn't measure everything -

you also have to monitor eosiniphils, which are on the

CBC w/differential (not usually done on a typical

in-office CBC but Dr G checks them every month). They

should be hanging below 1.5%. Dr G may have a few

other markers he pays attention to that leads him to

get stricter on diet sometimes, but for now, I think

you are in the clear as far as a really difficult

tight diet like the SCD. Woo hoo!

If you're interested in trying it, there's no reason

not to right now so that when you have your first

consult, you can review the eosiniphils again after

already being on the diet a while. The food panel

won't likely be redone unless a couple of years down

the road there are mysteries to untangle.

HTH-

--- simple_treasure2003

<simple_treasure2003@...> wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I hoping someone could help me to interpret my son's

> Food Allergy

> test results from Meridian Valley Lab. The office

> faxed the results

> to me but our next appointment isn't until late

> January.

>

> All foods listed as allergens show insignificant

> with the exception

> of the following which are listed as Moderate:

>

> Insig Range

> Cow's Milk 211 <117

> Casein 121 <105

> Lactalbumin223 <140

> Cheddar Chs203 <162

> Cottage Chs152 <133

> Egg White 122 <111

>

> There were no foods listed in the Significant

> category.

>

> Does anyone know whether or not the foods listed

> under Allergens are

> a standard used for each test? I am seeing certain

> food listed with

> a result of zero which leads me to conclude that the

> allergen list

> must be standard.

>

> I don't want to get too excited but I am hoping that

> I can abandon

> the SCD diet and adopt the Casein free/Whole

> Grain free diet

> based on these results. I look forward to receiving

> your feedback.

>

> Thanks.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hey -that's interesting ... can you describe the

spotted tongue? I've had some tiny red dots on my

tongue and so has my oldest son - I wonder if there's

any connection or similarity, so could you describe

it? And any other info you have on that?

If you haven't learned all about eosiniphils yet, then

odds are they have been good then.

Regarding the chicken pox ..... tee hee. He didn't

get them. I went through all that for nothing! Yet

another lesson gets to learn about staying in

the moment and not borrowing trouble. I was like sooo

sure. I still have a long ways to go. It's

downright embarrassing. lol. How in the world can

you not catch chicken pox from the kid sitting 6

inches away from you all day for 2 weeks? Thank

you for asking.

--- Rhonda Darnell <simple_treasure2003@...>

wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Thanks for the response. I believe Dr. G did a

> draw previously to monitor eosiniphils. I have a

> copy of the lab results so I'll have a look to

> confirm. We also had another draw done 12/29 and I

> believe that it was again one of the items retested.

> I was unaware and did not ask about that earlier

> today.

>

> Quick update:

>

> Dr. G switched us from Valtrex to Famvir about 30

> days into the antiviral therapy. My son's tongue

> was still spotted so he made the decision to make

> the switch. This is our 7th day on Famvir and his

> tongue is still spotted but we are going to keep

> going. Progress is slow but steady. The best news

> is that our HHV-6 viral titer has come down from

> 1:640 to 1:160 in a months time so I am very excited

> about that. I couldn't believe it when

> told me that earlier today.

>

> How is your son handling the chicken pox outbreak?

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

> <thecolemans4@...> wrote:

> Hi-

>

> The food panel does sound pretty good. Neither of my

> boys had many foods in the moderate or higher range,

> but the ones they did, we didn't even have to remove

> (ie eggs, something else). Not everyone has to

> remove

> the things that do show up.

>

> Basically it suggests that the immune system is not

> terribly activated (at least that portion) against

> the

> foods, so the low allergy diet may be enough.

> However, the panel alone doesn't measure everything

> -

> you also have to monitor eosiniphils, which are on

> the

> CBC w/differential (not usually done on a typical

> in-office CBC but Dr G checks them every month).

> They

> should be hanging below 1.5%. Dr G may have a few

> other markers he pays attention to that leads him to

> get stricter on diet sometimes, but for now, I think

> you are in the clear as far as a really difficult

> tight diet like the SCD. Woo hoo!

>

> If you're interested in trying it, there's no reason

> not to right now so that when you have your first

> consult, you can review the eosiniphils again after

> already being on the diet a while. The food panel

> won't likely be redone unless a couple of years down

> the road there are mysteries to untangle.

>

> HTH-

>

>

> --- simple_treasure2003

> <simple_treasure2003@...> wrote:

>

> > Hello,

> >

> > I hoping someone could help me to interpret my

> son's

> > Food Allergy

> > test results from Meridian Valley Lab. The office

> > faxed the results

> > to me but our next appointment isn't until late

> > January.

> >

> > All foods listed as allergens show insignificant

> > with the exception

> > of the following which are listed as Moderate:

> >

> > Insig Range

> > Cow's Milk 211 <117

> > Casein 121 <105

> > Lactalbumin223 <140

> > Cheddar Chs203 <162

> > Cottage Chs152 <133

> > Egg White 122 <111

> >

> > There were no foods listed in the Significant

> > category.

> >

> > Does anyone know whether or not the foods listed

> > under Allergens are

> > a standard used for each test? I am seeing certain

> > food listed with

> > a result of zero which leads me to conclude that

> the

> > allergen list

> > must be standard.

> >

> > I don't want to get too excited but I am hoping

> that

> > I can abandon

> > the SCD diet and adopt the Casein free/Whole

> > Grain free diet

> > based on these results. I look forward to

> receiving

> > your feedback.

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

The spotted tongue I am referring to is a white coated tongue. My son's tongue

isn't white coated any longer but it is still white spotted. I am sure you know

all about that and what you are describing is something different.

LOL! I am happy to hear you did not experience a chicken pox outbreak:)

<thecolemans4@...> wrote:

Hey -that's interesting ... can you describe the

spotted tongue? I've had some tiny red dots on my

tongue and so has my oldest son - I wonder if there's

any connection or similarity, so could you describe

it? And any other info you have on that?

If you haven't learned all about eosiniphils yet, then

odds are they have been good then.

Regarding the chicken pox ..... tee hee. He didn't

get them. I went through all that for nothing! Yet

another lesson gets to learn about staying in

the moment and not borrowing trouble. I was like sooo

sure. I still have a long ways to go. It's

downright embarrassing. lol. How in the world can

you not catch chicken pox from the kid sitting 6

inches away from you all day for 2 weeks? Thank

you for asking.

--- Rhonda Darnell <simple_treasure2003@...>

wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Thanks for the response. I believe Dr. G did a

> draw previously to monitor eosiniphils. I have a

> copy of the lab results so I'll have a look to

> confirm. We also had another draw done 12/29 and I

> believe that it was again one of the items retested.

> I was unaware and did not ask about that earlier

> today.

>

> Quick update:

>

> Dr. G switched us from Valtrex to Famvir about 30

> days into the antiviral therapy. My son's tongue

> was still spotted so he made the decision to make

> the switch. This is our 7th day on Famvir and his

> tongue is still spotted but we are going to keep

> going. Progress is slow but steady. The best news

> is that our HHV-6 viral titer has come down from

> 1:640 to 1:160 in a months time so I am very excited

> about that. I couldn't believe it when

> told me that earlier today.

>

> How is your son handling the chicken pox outbreak?

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

> <thecolemans4@...> wrote:

> Hi-

>

> The food panel does sound pretty good. Neither of my

> boys had many foods in the moderate or higher range,

> but the ones they did, we didn't even have to remove

> (ie eggs, something else). Not everyone has to

> remove

> the things that do show up.

>

> Basically it suggests that the immune system is not

> terribly activated (at least that portion) against

> the

> foods, so the low allergy diet may be enough.

> However, the panel alone doesn't measure everything

> -

> you also have to monitor eosiniphils, which are on

> the

> CBC w/differential (not usually done on a typical

> in-office CBC but Dr G checks them every month).

> They

> should be hanging below 1.5%. Dr G may have a few

> other markers he pays attention to that leads him to

> get stricter on diet sometimes, but for now, I think

> you are in the clear as far as a really difficult

> tight diet like the SCD. Woo hoo!

>

> If you're interested in trying it, there's no reason

> not to right now so that when you have your first

> consult, you can review the eosiniphils again after

> already being on the diet a while. The food panel

> won't likely be redone unless a couple of years down

> the road there are mysteries to untangle.

>

> HTH-

>

>

> --- simple_treasure2003

> <simple_treasure2003@...> wrote:

>

> > Hello,

> >

> > I hoping someone could help me to interpret my

> son's

> > Food Allergy

> > test results from Meridian Valley Lab. The office

> > faxed the results

> > to me but our next appointment isn't until late

> > January.

> >

> > All foods listed as allergens show insignificant

> > with the exception

> > of the following which are listed as Moderate:

> >

> > Insig Range

> > Cow's Milk 211 <117

> > Casein 121 <105

> > Lactalbumin223 <140

> > Cheddar Chs203 <162

> > Cottage Chs152 <133

> > Egg White 122 <111

> >

> > There were no foods listed in the Significant

> > category.

> >

> > Does anyone know whether or not the foods listed

> > under Allergens are

> > a standard used for each test? I am seeing certain

> > food listed with

> > a result of zero which leads me to conclude that

> the

> > allergen list

> > must be standard.

> >

> > I don't want to get too excited but I am hoping

> that

> > I can abandon

> > the SCD diet and adopt the Casein free/Whole

> > Grain free diet

> > based on these results. I look forward to

> receiving

> > your feedback.

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Yes, it's a standard test. If you are showing little to no

intolerance then you are in great shape! Keep in mind that it's not

a foolproof test, though. Before completely abandoning anything I

would reintroduce foods slowly and see if you see any behavioral or

physical changes - if you do then just remove those foods and see how

it goes. Don't quit cold turkey because if you do see a change, you

want to know what it is as best you can. But I would definitely

think that slowly switching over to the diet is a promising

option for you! Yay! No more crazy diets for you (hopefully)!

cheryl

On Jan 4, 2008, at 5:41 PM, simple_treasure2003 wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I hoping someone could help me to interpret my son's Food Allergy

> test results from Meridian Valley Lab. The office faxed the results

> to me but our next appointment isn't until late January.

>

> All foods listed as allergens show insignificant with the exception

> of the following which are listed as Moderate:

>

> Insig Range

> Cow's Milk 211 <117

> Casein 121 <105

> Lactalbumin223 <140

> Cheddar Chs203 <162

> Cottage Chs152 <133

> Egg White 122 <111

>

> There were no foods listed in the Significant category.

>

> Does anyone know whether or not the foods listed under Allergens are

> a standard used for each test? I am seeing certain food listed with

> a result of zero which leads me to conclude that the allergen list

> must be standard.

>

> I don't want to get too excited but I am hoping that I can abandon

> the SCD diet and adopt the Casein free/Whole Grain free diet

> based on these results. I look forward to receiving your feedback.

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>