Re: challenge tests STOOL? -

[Guest guest]

Thanks Tk,

thats good to know about ala being distributed in stool..just trying

to build a case to go after my insurance company..I realize this may

not be fruitful

However would still like to know if there is anything out there to

test mercury/heavy metals in stool??

Thanks

> TK--- this depends on which chelator you are using - dmps & dmsa is

> primarily urine - ala fecal and urine. Why are you testing ? Not

> sue what you are trying to accomplish ? Hair analysis is what we

> use here for toxicity determination etc.. You can do a 24hr urine

> collection during a normal round of chelation for ins purposes

[Guest guest]

TK--- Testing for INS. - This is covered in the ANdy index in the

links section please read for details - do testing with urine during

a round. Using ALA with either of the other two will increase urine

Hg output.

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>

> > TK--- this depends on which chelator you are using - dmps & dmsa

is

> > primarily urine - ala fecal and urine. Why are you testing ?

Not

> > sue what you are trying to accomplish ? Hair analysis is what we

> > use here for toxicity determination etc.. You can do a 24hr

urine

> > collection during a normal round of chelation for ins purposes

>

[Guest guest]

Hi dave

That would be great.

Thanks

>

> I'd try porphyrins and a neuro-psych test with a neuro-psycho-

toxicologist.

>

> As for the latter, there's someone here in Berkeley who does this. I

> could find her name, if you are interested.

>

> Dave.

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