Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Eosinophils can be associated with Autoimmune disease and to the best of my knowledge are not associated with food allergies. I have had elevated eosinophil levels for a very long time and they are the primary invader into my liver. What Abnormal Results Mean Return to top High numbers of eosinophils (eosinophilia) are usually associated with allergic diseases and infections from parasites such as worms. A high eosinophil count may be due to: Asthma Autoimmune diseases Eczema Hay fever Leukemia http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003649.htm Gluten sensitivity from what I understand is an autoimmune diease known as Celiac disease. Abnormal IgA levels is associated with Celiac disease. Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in products we use every day, such as stamp and envelope adhesive, medicines, and vitamins. .....Recently, researchers discovered that people with celiac disease have higher than normal levels of certain autoantibodies in their blood. Antibodies are protective proteins produced by the immune system in response to substances that the body perceives to be threatening. Autoantibodies are proteins that react against the body's own molecules or tissues. To diagnose celiac disease, physicians will usually test blood to measure levels of Immunoglobulin A (IgA) anti-tissue transglutaminase (tTGA) IgA anti-endomysium antibodies (AEA) ...... The only treatment for celiac disease is to follow a gluten- free diet. When a person is first diagnosed with celiac disease, the doctor usually will ask the person to work with a dietitian on a gluten-free diet plan. A dietitian is a health care professional who specializes in food and nutrition. Someone with celiac disease can learn from a dietitian how to read ingredient lists and identify foods that contain gluten in order to make informed decisions at the grocery store and when eating out. For most people, following this diet will stop symptoms, heal existing intestinal damage, and prevent further damage. Improvements begin within days of starting the diet. The small intestine is usually completely healed in 3 to 6 months in children and younger adults and within 2 years for older adults. Healed means a person now has villi that can absorb nutrients from food into the bloodstream. In order to stay well, people with celiac disease must avoid gluten for the rest of their lives. Eating any gluten, no matter how small an amount, can damage the small intestine. The damage will occur in anyone with the disease, including people without noticeable symptoms. Depending on a person's age at diagnosis, some problems will not improve, such as delayed growth and tooth discoloration. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/ I hope this information is helpful for you. I personally do not have Celiac disease; however, I have been tested several times for the disease which is what has lead me to research it's symptoms and treatment. Dawn In , Monteiro wrote: > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary= " 0-1850378412- 1222086588=:68404 " > > --0-1850378412-1222086588=:68404 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Greetings,=0A=0AI am fairly new to this group as my 5 year was just diagnos= > ed with PSC.=A0 When she was two years we introduced peanut butter and she = > started having blood in her stool.=A0 We went to the pediatrician several t= > imes and he told me that it was an intestinal infection and it would clear = > on it's own.=A0 =0A=0AAfter a couple of months and several calls we went ba= > ck to the pediatrician because she was still having blood in her stool.=A0 = > At that time he suggested that we do some blood work and her liver enzymes = > came back very elevated.=A0 I believe they were in the 700's, she also had = > an elevated eosinophil count which indicated that she had food allergies.= > =0A=0AWe were sent to Mass General hospital where they did a liver biopsy, = > colonoscopy and endoscopy.=A0 At the time the liver specialist assured me t= > hat these tests would give us all the answers we were looking for. When the= > results came back they showed that she had eosinophils in her colon, diges= > tive tract and liver.=A0 That told me that she was suffering from food alle= > rgies, I figured if we got rid of the eosinphils then we would get rid of t= > he problem all together.=0A=0AI took her in for allergy testing and learned= > that there are two kinds of allergies, IgE and IgG.=A0 The IgE allergies a= > re in and out of your system in 24 hours, the IgG alleriges are delayed ons= > et and could affect you up to 72 hours after exposure.=A0 The skin test is = > on for IgE allergies.=A0 It turned out that she had several food allergies = > and hers were all IgG.=A0 She was allergic to everything Soy, Wheat, Milk, = > Eggs, Gluten and more.=A0 We significantly modified her diet, calmed down t= > he allergic response (auto-immune response) and we were able to have normal= > liver function tests for over a year.=A0 Then we stopped testing her LFT's= > ..=A0 After two years she had outgrown most of her food allergies so we star= > ted to reintroduce all the foods that had been eliminated.=A0 Such as pizza= > , and more high fat foods.=A0 Now we are back to square one again accept th= > is time when we completed all the tests including the ERCP we have a diagno= > sis.=A0 I am convinced that we > are where we are now because of her diet since all she was eating was pizz= > a, ribs, burgers, chips and cheese.=A0 =0A=0AI am new to all of this and do= > n't know much about liver disease.=A0 I have talked to someone who told me = > that she needed to avoid all the foods that she had been eating.=A0 Now I a= > m faced with what do I feed her?=A0 She has a gluten allergy so she is whea= > t free.=A0 She is 5 years old and isn't interested in trying very many new = > foods and if she does try them she doesn't like them.=A0 I think she would = > rather go hungry then eat something she doesn't like. She appears and acts = > to be perfectly normal but we know there is a serious problem that could ta= > ke her life.=A0 We are struggling as a family now coming to terms with the = > fact that she could be here today and gone tomorrow.=0A=0AI am interested i= > n finding out everything I can about this disease and I'm thankful for this= > support group.=A0 If anyone has information that you could share that you = > think would be helpful I would be very grateful.=A0 =0A=0A=0A > --0-1850378412-1222086588=:68404 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > > Greetings, > > I am fairly new to this group as my 5 year was just diagnosed with PSC. When she was two years we introduced peanut butter and she started having blood in her stool. We went to the pediatrician several times and he told me that it was an intestinal infection and it would clear on it's own. > > After a couple of months and several calls we went back to the pediatrician because she was still having blood in her stool. At that time he suggested that we do some blood work and her liver enzymes came back very elevated. I believe they were in the 700's, she also had an elevated eosinophil count which indicated that she had food allergies. > > We were sent to Mass General hospital where they did a liver biopsy, colonoscopy and endoscopy. At the time the liver specialist assured me that these tests would give us all the answers we were looking for. When the results came back they showed that she had eosinophils in her colon, digestive tract and liver. That told me that she was suffering from food allergies, I figured if we got rid of the eosinphils then we would get rid of the problem all together. > > I took her in for allergy testing and learned that there are two kinds of allergies, IgE and IgG. The IgE allergies are in and out of your system in 24 hours, the IgG alleriges are delayed onset and could affect you up to 72 hours after exposure. The skin test is on for IgE allergies. It turned out that she had several food allergies and hers were all IgG. She was allergic to everything Soy, Wheat, Milk, Eggs, Gluten and more. We significantly modified her diet, calmed down the allergic response (auto-immune response) and we were able to have normal liver function tests for over a year. Then we stopped testing her LFT's. After two years she had outgrown most of her food allergies so we started to reintroduce all the foods that had been eliminated. Such as pizza, and more high fat foods. Now we are back to square one again accept this time when we completed all the tests including the ERCP we have > a diagnosis. I am convinced that we are where we are now because of her diet since all she was eating was pizza, ribs, burgers, chips and cheese. > > I am new to all of this and don't know much about liver disease. I have talked to someone who told me that she needed to avoid all the foods that she had been eating. Now I am faced with what do I feed her? She has a gluten allergy so she is wheat free. She is 5 years old and isn't interested in trying very many new foods and if she does try them she doesn't like them. I think she would rather go hungry then eat something she doesn't like. She appears and acts to be perfectly normal but we know there is a serious problem that could take her life. We are struggling as a family now coming to terms with the fact that she could be here today and gone tomorrow. > > I am interested in finding out everything I can about this disease and I'm thankful for this support group. If anyone has information that you could share that you think would be helpful I would be very grateful. > > > > > --0-1850378412-1222086588=:68404-- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Eosinophils can be associated with Autoimmune disease and to the best of my knowledge are not associated with food allergies. I have had elevated eosinophil levels for a very long time and they are the primary invader into my liver. What Abnormal Results Mean Return to top High numbers of eosinophils (eosinophilia) are usually associated with allergic diseases and infections from parasites such as worms. A high eosinophil count may be due to: Asthma Autoimmune diseases Eczema Hay fever Leukemia http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003649.htm Gluten sensitivity from what I understand is an autoimmune diease known as Celiac disease. Abnormal IgA levels is associated with Celiac disease. Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in products we use every day, such as stamp and envelope adhesive, medicines, and vitamins. .....Recently, researchers discovered that people with celiac disease have higher than normal levels of certain autoantibodies in their blood. Antibodies are protective proteins produced by the immune system in response to substances that the body perceives to be threatening. Autoantibodies are proteins that react against the body's own molecules or tissues. To diagnose celiac disease, physicians will usually test blood to measure levels of Immunoglobulin A (IgA) anti-tissue transglutaminase (tTGA) IgA anti-endomysium antibodies (AEA) ...... The only treatment for celiac disease is to follow a gluten- free diet. When a person is first diagnosed with celiac disease, the doctor usually will ask the person to work with a dietitian on a gluten-free diet plan. A dietitian is a health care professional who specializes in food and nutrition. Someone with celiac disease can learn from a dietitian how to read ingredient lists and identify foods that contain gluten in order to make informed decisions at the grocery store and when eating out. For most people, following this diet will stop symptoms, heal existing intestinal damage, and prevent further damage. Improvements begin within days of starting the diet. The small intestine is usually completely healed in 3 to 6 months in children and younger adults and within 2 years for older adults. Healed means a person now has villi that can absorb nutrients from food into the bloodstream. In order to stay well, people with celiac disease must avoid gluten for the rest of their lives. Eating any gluten, no matter how small an amount, can damage the small intestine. The damage will occur in anyone with the disease, including people without noticeable symptoms. Depending on a person's age at diagnosis, some problems will not improve, such as delayed growth and tooth discoloration. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/ I hope this information is helpful for you. I personally do not have Celiac disease; however, I have been tested several times for the disease which is what has lead me to research it's symptoms and treatment. Dawn In , Monteiro wrote: > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary= " 0-1850378412- 1222086588=:68404 " > > --0-1850378412-1222086588=:68404 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Greetings,=0A=0AI am fairly new to this group as my 5 year was just diagnos= > ed with PSC.=A0 When she was two years we introduced peanut butter and she = > started having blood in her stool.=A0 We went to the pediatrician several t= > imes and he told me that it was an intestinal infection and it would clear = > on it's own.=A0 =0A=0AAfter a couple of months and several calls we went ba= > ck to the pediatrician because she was still having blood in her stool.=A0 = > At that time he suggested that we do some blood work and her liver enzymes = > came back very elevated.=A0 I believe they were in the 700's, she also had = > an elevated eosinophil count which indicated that she had food allergies.= > =0A=0AWe were sent to Mass General hospital where they did a liver biopsy, = > colonoscopy and endoscopy.=A0 At the time the liver specialist assured me t= > hat these tests would give us all the answers we were looking for. When the= > results came back they showed that she had eosinophils in her colon, diges= > tive tract and liver.=A0 That told me that she was suffering from food alle= > rgies, I figured if we got rid of the eosinphils then we would get rid of t= > he problem all together.=0A=0AI took her in for allergy testing and learned= > that there are two kinds of allergies, IgE and IgG.=A0 The IgE allergies a= > re in and out of your system in 24 hours, the IgG alleriges are delayed ons= > et and could affect you up to 72 hours after exposure.=A0 The skin test is = > on for IgE allergies.=A0 It turned out that she had several food allergies = > and hers were all IgG.=A0 She was allergic to everything Soy, Wheat, Milk, = > Eggs, Gluten and more.=A0 We significantly modified her diet, calmed down t= > he allergic response (auto-immune response) and we were able to have normal= > liver function tests for over a year.=A0 Then we stopped testing her LFT's= > ..=A0 After two years she had outgrown most of her food allergies so we star= > ted to reintroduce all the foods that had been eliminated.=A0 Such as pizza= > , and more high fat foods.=A0 Now we are back to square one again accept th= > is time when we completed all the tests including the ERCP we have a diagno= > sis.=A0 I am convinced that we > are where we are now because of her diet since all she was eating was pizz= > a, ribs, burgers, chips and cheese.=A0 =0A=0AI am new to all of this and do= > n't know much about liver disease.=A0 I have talked to someone who told me = > that she needed to avoid all the foods that she had been eating.=A0 Now I a= > m faced with what do I feed her?=A0 She has a gluten allergy so she is whea= > t free.=A0 She is 5 years old and isn't interested in trying very many new = > foods and if she does try them she doesn't like them.=A0 I think she would = > rather go hungry then eat something she doesn't like. She appears and acts = > to be perfectly normal but we know there is a serious problem that could ta= > ke her life.=A0 We are struggling as a family now coming to terms with the = > fact that she could be here today and gone tomorrow.=0A=0AI am interested i= > n finding out everything I can about this disease and I'm thankful for this= > support group.=A0 If anyone has information that you could share that you = > think would be helpful I would be very grateful.=A0 =0A=0A=0A > --0-1850378412-1222086588=:68404 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > > Greetings, > > I am fairly new to this group as my 5 year was just diagnosed with PSC. When she was two years we introduced peanut butter and she started having blood in her stool. We went to the pediatrician several times and he told me that it was an intestinal infection and it would clear on it's own. > > After a couple of months and several calls we went back to the pediatrician because she was still having blood in her stool. At that time he suggested that we do some blood work and her liver enzymes came back very elevated. I believe they were in the 700's, she also had an elevated eosinophil count which indicated that she had food allergies. > > We were sent to Mass General hospital where they did a liver biopsy, colonoscopy and endoscopy. At the time the liver specialist assured me that these tests would give us all the answers we were looking for. When the results came back they showed that she had eosinophils in her colon, digestive tract and liver. That told me that she was suffering from food allergies, I figured if we got rid of the eosinphils then we would get rid of the problem all together. > > I took her in for allergy testing and learned that there are two kinds of allergies, IgE and IgG. The IgE allergies are in and out of your system in 24 hours, the IgG alleriges are delayed onset and could affect you up to 72 hours after exposure. The skin test is on for IgE allergies. It turned out that she had several food allergies and hers were all IgG. She was allergic to everything Soy, Wheat, Milk, Eggs, Gluten and more. We significantly modified her diet, calmed down the allergic response (auto-immune response) and we were able to have normal liver function tests for over a year. Then we stopped testing her LFT's. After two years she had outgrown most of her food allergies so we started to reintroduce all the foods that had been eliminated. Such as pizza, and more high fat foods. Now we are back to square one again accept this time when we completed all the tests including the ERCP we have > a diagnosis. I am convinced that we are where we are now because of her diet since all she was eating was pizza, ribs, burgers, chips and cheese. > > I am new to all of this and don't know much about liver disease. I have talked to someone who told me that she needed to avoid all the foods that she had been eating. Now I am faced with what do I feed her? She has a gluten allergy so she is wheat free. She is 5 years old and isn't interested in trying very many new foods and if she does try them she doesn't like them. I think she would rather go hungry then eat something she doesn't like. She appears and acts to be perfectly normal but we know there is a serious problem that could take her life. We are struggling as a family now coming to terms with the fact that she could be here today and gone tomorrow. > > I am interested in finding out everything I can about this disease and I'm thankful for this support group. If anyone has information that you could share that you think would be helpful I would be very grateful. > > > > > --0-1850378412-1222086588=:68404-- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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