Would Love Others' Two Cents on These Enterolab Results

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I've been posting about my daughter and her gluten-related issues.

In the meantime, since I am not GF, I went ahead and did the Enterlab

panel, since so much of this runs in families. Of course, I got kind

of inconsistent results, does it ever fail? I would really like to

hear people's thoughts on these - thank you!

Fecal Antigliadin IgA 10 Units (Normal <10 Units*)

Fecal Antitissue Transglutaminase IgA 6 Units (Normal <10 Units)

Microscopic Fecal Fat Score: 835 Units (Normal < 300 Units)

Fecal anti-casein IgA antibody 5 Units (Negative <10 Units)

OK, so the fat score (which I think is a malabsorbtion measure) is

quite high, but of the two others, one is barely positive and the

other two are within normal limits (the casein is just something they

throw in - I realize it's not really related to gluten).

I've pasted Enterolab's interpretation below. Some of the

conclusions (for example, referring to the casein as " just below the

upper limit of normal " ) seem a little bit hasty to me, so I was

really hoping to get some other thoughts from you guys, especially if

you've had this kind of " borderline/mixed " type of results. Thank

you very much!

" Interpretation: Analysis of this stool sample indicates you have

dietary gluten sensitivity but levels of intestinal IgA antibodies to

the human enzyme, tissue transglutaminase, and the milk protein,

casein were just below the upper limit of normal. You do have an

increased amount of dietary fat in the stool likely due to small

intestinal malabsorption/damage from gluten sensitivity. For optimal

health and prevention of further small intestinal damage,

osteoporosis, damage to other tissues (like nerves, joints, pancreas,

skin, liver, among others), and malnutrition, recommend a strict

gluten free diet and re-testing in one year to insure this reaction

and the malabsorption is lessening. If you are experiencing any

symptoms, these may resolve following a gluten free diet. "