Food allergy blood test results--questions

August 19, 2007

hi everyone--

one of my docs suggested i get a blood test for delayed food

allergies. i figured, what the hey, why not....

i've done all of the reading about enterolab and i have had that test

for gluten sensitivity, for which i was positive. i've also had skin

allergy testing....anyway there seems to be so many different

opinions, etc. on this subject that i got real confused and kind of

gave up on it, esp. since i did an elimination diet (no gluten, yeast,

eggs, almonds, corn, soy, dairy, rice, etc.) based on the skin test

results for 6 weeks and had no change in pain.

so i had this blood test, which showed that i was HIGHLY allergic to

cow's milk and brewer's yeast ( i already knew about the yeast). the

thing is, i eliminated milk for 6 weeks and had no change in

symptoms....is this not long enough to have noticed a difference?

also, this blood test said that gluten was totally fine for me.....so

i am confused. also, it said that i was really allergic to cow's milk,

and only mildly allergic to casein, and i'm not sure of the difference.

can anyone offer me some good resources to explain this more? i did

some googling but didn't really come up with anything good.

i only want to go to the trouble of eliminating dairy in addition to

gluten if it's really going to make a difference, as it is a serious

commitment and pain in the you know what.

thanks a lot.

julie

August 20, 2007

when you had the enterolab test done they were testing for IgA allergies. The delayed food allergy test tested for IgG allergies. The skin test tested for IgE allergies. Hopefully that answers your question. If you have any kind of allergy, you should eliminate it from your diet. If you want more info on the different types, google the different letters. For example, I have IgG(delayed) to a ton of foods, as well as tested IgA+ with enterolab for gluten and have IgE(immediate) to shellfish. I however dont have IgG to shellfish since I have the IgE. HTH Kimmi

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August 20, 2007

when you had the enterolab test done they were testing for IgA allergies. The delayed food allergy test tested for IgG allergies. The skin test tested for IgE allergies. Hopefully that answers your question. If you have any kind of allergy, you should eliminate it from your diet. If you want more info on the different types, google the different letters. For example, I have IgG(delayed) to a ton of foods, as well as tested IgA+ with enterolab for gluten and have IgE(immediate) to shellfish. I however dont have IgG to shellfish since I have the IgE. HTH Kimmi

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August 20, 2007

,

Each of the tests you have tested for different kinds

of reactions. Allergy is different from the IgA, the

one you had for gluten. That is an autoimmune attack

to your tissues. The antibodies can stay in your body

for a long time. If you were positive for gluten

sensitivity at enterolab you have a serious autoimmune

disease and you need to take care of it or you will be

a lot sicker. If you were to have IgA tests at

Enterolab you likely will find that you have reactions

also to baker's and brewer's yeast and milk proteins.

I don't believe that any of these serious disorders

are allergies. One can certainly have an allergy to

soap or cottom or the rubber in the bindings of your

underwear but in my opinion it is the autoimmune

attacks Immunoglobulin A (IgA) that are the seriously

damaging ones to the vulvar area for the most part and

the one that identifies this disease. It is serious

and you should read as much about it as possible. The

blood tests that they use for this is highly

inaccurate.

You can do as you like and believe what you want but I

felt I had to tell you how serious this is.

Arline

--- femifesto wrote:

> hi everyone--

>

> one of my docs suggested i get a blood test for

> delayed food

> allergies. i figured, what the hey, why not....

>

> i've done all of the reading about enterolab and i

> have had that test

> for gluten sensitivity, for which i was positive.

> i've also had skin

> allergy testing....anyway there seems to be so many

> different

> opinions, etc. on this subject that i got real

> confused and kind of

> gave up on it, esp. since i did an elimination diet

> (no gluten, yeast,

> eggs, almonds, corn, soy, dairy, rice, etc.) based

> on the skin test

> results for 6 weeks and had no change in pain.

>

> so i had this blood test, which showed that i was

> HIGHLY allergic to

> cow's milk and brewer's yeast ( i already knew about

> the yeast). the

> thing is, i eliminated milk for 6 weeks and had no

> change in

> symptoms....is this not long enough to have noticed

> a difference?

>

> also, this blood test said that gluten was totally

> fine for me.....so

> i am confused. also, it said that i was really

> allergic to cow's milk,

> and only mildly allergic to casein, and i'm not sure

> of the difference.

>

> can anyone offer me some good resources to explain

> this more? i did

> some googling but didn't really come up with

> anything good.

>

> i only want to go to the trouble of eliminating

> dairy in addition to

> gluten if it's really going to make a difference, as

> it is a serious

> commitment and pain in the you know what.

>

> thanks a lot.

>

> julie

>

> **IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL

> POST,

> Thanks for your cooperation! **

>

> ***

August 20, 2007

,

Each of the tests you have tested for different kinds

of reactions. Allergy is different from the IgA, the

one you had for gluten. That is an autoimmune attack

to your tissues. The antibodies can stay in your body

for a long time. If you were positive for gluten

sensitivity at enterolab you have a serious autoimmune

disease and you need to take care of it or you will be

a lot sicker. If you were to have IgA tests at

Enterolab you likely will find that you have reactions

also to baker's and brewer's yeast and milk proteins.

I don't believe that any of these serious disorders

are allergies. One can certainly have an allergy to

soap or cottom or the rubber in the bindings of your

underwear but in my opinion it is the autoimmune

attacks Immunoglobulin A (IgA) that are the seriously

damaging ones to the vulvar area for the most part and

the one that identifies this disease. It is serious

and you should read as much about it as possible. The

blood tests that they use for this is highly

inaccurate.

You can do as you like and believe what you want but I

felt I had to tell you how serious this is.

Arline

--- femifesto wrote:

> hi everyone--

>

> one of my docs suggested i get a blood test for

> delayed food

> allergies. i figured, what the hey, why not....

>

> i've done all of the reading about enterolab and i

> have had that test

> for gluten sensitivity, for which i was positive.

> i've also had skin

> allergy testing....anyway there seems to be so many

> different

> opinions, etc. on this subject that i got real

> confused and kind of

> gave up on it, esp. since i did an elimination diet

> (no gluten, yeast,

> eggs, almonds, corn, soy, dairy, rice, etc.) based

> on the skin test

> results for 6 weeks and had no change in pain.

>

> so i had this blood test, which showed that i was

> HIGHLY allergic to

> cow's milk and brewer's yeast ( i already knew about

> the yeast). the

> thing is, i eliminated milk for 6 weeks and had no

> change in

> symptoms....is this not long enough to have noticed

> a difference?

>

> also, this blood test said that gluten was totally

> fine for me.....so

> i am confused. also, it said that i was really

> allergic to cow's milk,

> and only mildly allergic to casein, and i'm not sure

> of the difference.

>

> can anyone offer me some good resources to explain

> this more? i did

> some googling but didn't really come up with

> anything good.

>

> i only want to go to the trouble of eliminating

> dairy in addition to

> gluten if it's really going to make a difference, as

> it is a serious

> commitment and pain in the you know what.

>

> thanks a lot.

>

> julie

>

> **IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL

> POST,

> Thanks for your cooperation! **

>

> ***

August 20, 2007

,

Each of the tests you have tested for different kinds

of reactions. Allergy is different from the IgA, the

one you had for gluten. That is an autoimmune attack

to your tissues. The antibodies can stay in your body

for a long time. If you were positive for gluten

sensitivity at enterolab you have a serious autoimmune

disease and you need to take care of it or you will be

a lot sicker. If you were to have IgA tests at

Enterolab you likely will find that you have reactions

also to baker's and brewer's yeast and milk proteins.

I don't believe that any of these serious disorders

are allergies. One can certainly have an allergy to

soap or cottom or the rubber in the bindings of your

underwear but in my opinion it is the autoimmune

attacks Immunoglobulin A (IgA) that are the seriously

damaging ones to the vulvar area for the most part and

the one that identifies this disease. It is serious

and you should read as much about it as possible. The

blood tests that they use for this is highly

inaccurate.

You can do as you like and believe what you want but I

felt I had to tell you how serious this is.

Arline

--- femifesto wrote:

> hi everyone--

>

> one of my docs suggested i get a blood test for

> delayed food

> allergies. i figured, what the hey, why not....

>

> i've done all of the reading about enterolab and i

> have had that test

> for gluten sensitivity, for which i was positive.

> i've also had skin

> allergy testing....anyway there seems to be so many

> different

> opinions, etc. on this subject that i got real

> confused and kind of

> gave up on it, esp. since i did an elimination diet

> (no gluten, yeast,

> eggs, almonds, corn, soy, dairy, rice, etc.) based

> on the skin test

> results for 6 weeks and had no change in pain.

>

> so i had this blood test, which showed that i was

> HIGHLY allergic to

> cow's milk and brewer's yeast ( i already knew about

> the yeast). the

> thing is, i eliminated milk for 6 weeks and had no

> change in

> symptoms....is this not long enough to have noticed

> a difference?

>

> also, this blood test said that gluten was totally

> fine for me.....so

> i am confused. also, it said that i was really

> allergic to cow's milk,

> and only mildly allergic to casein, and i'm not sure

> of the difference.

>

> can anyone offer me some good resources to explain

> this more? i did

> some googling but didn't really come up with

> anything good.

>

> i only want to go to the trouble of eliminating

> dairy in addition to

> gluten if it's really going to make a difference, as

> it is a serious

> commitment and pain in the you know what.

>

> thanks a lot.

>

> julie

>

> **IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL

> POST,

> Thanks for your cooperation! **

>

> ***

August 20, 2007

, one of the first things that ever helped my v.pain was using an OTC antihistamine. I now use Vistaril (Rx) and have for a few years. I know it's hard to do the whole elimination diet..so maybe if you haven't already, maybe you could try an antihistamine and see if there is any difference in your pain. Of course you will probably need to find which foods 'might' add to your pain...just thought I'd mention it though... take care, Chelle

August 20, 2007

, one of the first things that ever helped my v.pain was using an OTC antihistamine. I now use Vistaril (Rx) and have for a few years. I know it's hard to do the whole elimination diet..so maybe if you haven't already, maybe you could try an antihistamine and see if there is any difference in your pain. Of course you will probably need to find which foods 'might' add to your pain...just thought I'd mention it though... take care, Chelle

August 20, 2007

, one of the first things that ever helped my v.pain was using an OTC antihistamine. I now use Vistaril (Rx) and have for a few years. I know it's hard to do the whole elimination diet..so maybe if you haven't already, maybe you could try an antihistamine and see if there is any difference in your pain. Of course you will probably need to find which foods 'might' add to your pain...just thought I'd mention it though... take care, Chelle

August 20, 2007

KImmi,l

I wonder if it is the iodine in the shellfish that you

are allergic to as that is common with gluten

sensitive people--often they have Dermatitis

Herpetiformis (skin condition brought on by

sensitivity to gluten).

Arline

--- " k.hope " wrote:

>

> when you had the enterolab test done they were

> testing for IgA allergies. The delayed food allergy

> test tested for IgG allergies. The skin test tested

> for IgE allergies. Hopefully that answers your

> question. If you have any kind of allergy, you

> should eliminate it from your diet. If you want

> more info on the different types, google the

> different letters.

> For example, I have IgG(delayed) to a ton of

> foods, as well as tested IgA+ with enterolab for

> gluten and have IgE(immediate) to shellfish. I

> however dont have IgG to shellfish since I have the

> IgE. HTH

> Kimmi

>

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August 20, 2007

,

I tested negative to wheat allergy with a skin test, but positive for

gluten sensitivity through Enterolab. The stool test is much more

accurate than blood/skin tests, so I am sure you are gluten sensitive.

As far as dairy, casein is the protein in dairy (lactose is the sugar).

It is very difficult for anyone to digest, and many are sensitive to

it. The process of pastuerization and homogenization of dairy breaks

down the milk at the cellular level and releases a TON of histamine,

thus why so many have " allergies " or sensitivities to dairy.

Melinda

August 20, 2007