Gluten Free RN10 Maalis 2017

Recommended Labs and Follow-up for Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance EP014

Freeze your poop and mail it to Texas!

In all seriousness, a stool analysis can offer vital information about your body's absorption of fat and nutrients, and today the Gluten Free RN explains the significance of knowing your fecal fat score and other baseline labs that can offer clues about how gluten has adversely affected your health.

Nadine outlines recommended labs for celiac disease and gluten intolerance, discussing how each test can inform the way you tweak your diet or add necessary supplements to your health care routine. She also reviews the importance of follow-up labs to track how you are healing and help you get better, faster!

What's Discussed:

The importance of standardization in celiac testing and follow-up labs

Things to consider re: the results of a celiac panel

70% produce a false negative
A positive test guarantees intestinal damage
Lab to lab variability can be problematic
Must include total IgA and IgG
Interpretation can be problematic
Ask for a hard copy of your results

Why a "gluten challenge" is dangerous

No medical or social reason to do so
May cause organ damage

Additional tests that can offer valuable information

Fecal fat score (ask for #, over 300 indicates malabsorption)
Complete blood count
Comprehensive metabolic panel
Vitamin D3 level (below 40 ng/ml is critically low)
Vitamins A, E & K levels
Vitamin B6 & B12 levels
MTHFR gene test
Magnesium RBC test
Zinc level
Iodine level
B9/Folate level
Ferritin level
Iron level
Thyroid panel
Bone density test
Lipid panel
ANA test (autoimmune issues)
ESR test
CRP test

How to obtain reimbursement for labs

Why a diet change is preferable to medication in lowering cholesterol

Statin drugs don't treat the underlying cause of chronic inflammation
Still at risk for heart attack and stroke

What a stool analysis can tell you about your microbiome

Why you should avoid food allergy testing in the first year of a gluten-free diet

Resources Mentioned:

Cyrex Labs

EnteroLab

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Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism

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