I think I may be gluten sensitive or even a celiac
If you think you may be gluten sensitive or that you may have intestinal damage due to gluten (i.e., have celiac sprue), the best test providing the most accurate set of information is the Gluten Sensitivity Stool and Gene Panel Complete. The tests in this panel are complementary: the gluten sensitivity stool test looks for the antibodies produced by your body against gluten, the tissue transglutaminase test determines if gluten has caused an autoimmune reaction in your body that can attack and damage the intestine and other tissues of the body, the malabsorption test assesses whether your intestine is malabsorbing dietary nutrients because of damage, even slightly so, by gluten (or perhaps other factors), and the gene test assesses your risk based on your genetic predisposition, and for a limited time, we are offering a milk sensitivity test free. This panels save you $176 over ordering the tests individually. After 5 years of assessing genetic risk factors it is becoming clear to us that possessing the gene, per se, may be enough to predict that you will experience better health and feel better by eliminating gluten from your diet.

If you simply cannot afford to include the gene test (because it is a highly technical assay it is an expensive test for us to run), the next best test would be the Gluten Sensitivity Stool Panel Complete. And if you are deciding between this stool panel and the gene test alone, the stool panel better determines whether you are actively reacting to gluten while the gene assesses the probability that you are reacting or will react to gluten. Top


I have microscopic colitis or another autoimmune disease
Having microscopic colitis and other autoimmune diseases is a strong risk factor for being gluten sensitive. It is even probable based on research studies that all such people are gluten sensitive. Thus, it is imperative that you be tested for gluten sensitivity and if found to be positive go on a gluten-free diet. New research studies (including my own) are showing that a gluten-free diet can help these associated immune syndromes remit or improve.

The same guidelines would be followed for those listed in the previous paragraph. The Gluten Sensitivity Stool and Gene Panel Complete provides the most and best information, followed by the Gluten Sensitivity Stool Panel Complete.  Top


I am a family member of a known celiac or gluten sensitive individual
Family members of celiac patients or people diagnosed as having gluten sensitivity are at a higher risk for being gluten sensitive themselves because of the sharing of genes. The same guidelines would be followed for those listed in the previous paragraphs. The Gluten Sensitivity Stool and Gene Panel Complete provides the most and best information, followed by Gluten Sensitivity Stool Panel Complete. Top


I have just been diagnosed celiac
If you have recently been diagnosed as a celiac, we recommend our Gluten Sensitivity Stool Panel Complete to establish baseline levels for your gliadin antibodies in stool and to determine the severity of intestinal damage. (You do not have to and should not return to eating gluten if you have already started your gluten-free diet.) Both of these values serve as an important baseline for comparison 12-24 months after going gluten-free. This is especially important if you do not improve or improve fully on a gluten-free diet. The stool test would be repeated at that time and depending on the result, treatment could be better prescribed accordingly. At the least, the Stool Test for Intestinal Malabsorption/Damage should be ordered for this purpose.


If you desire to assess the risk of your parents, siblings, and children based on your diagnosis, adding the gene test can assess this risk. Furthermore, although one of your genes has led you to get celiac or gluten sensitivity, if it is discovered from the gene test that you have two copies of the genes, you would be at a greater risk still for complications of gluten sensitivity (and therefore you would want to be especially strict with your diet), and you would know that all of your siblings, children, and parents would have at least one copy of the gene putting them at risk for gluten sensitivity.  Top

I was diagnosed with celiac in the past
Previously diagnosed celiacs can benefit from testing in three ways. First, even if you are feeling good, the Gluten Sensitivity Stool Panel Complete  can give you peace of mind that any past damage of your intestine has healed and that there is not an ongoing antibody reaction to gluten that may be hiding in your diet. (You do not have to and should not return to eating gluten if you are on a gluten-free diet.)

Second, if you are having any symptoms that might be related to gluten sensitivity or celiac sprue, the Gluten Sensitivity Stool Panel Complete must be done to determine if these symptoms are indeed from gluten potentially hiding in your diet or something else. (You should not return to eating gluten if you are on a gluten-free diet.) These results could then be used by a doctor to determine most safely and quickly what is causing your symptoms. The malabsorption test can also help determine if you may be having malabsorption from a lack of production of digestive enzymes by the pancreas which affects celiacs with greater frequency than non-celiac individuals.

And third, a Gluten Sensitivity Gene Test can determine which gene has caused your celiac sprue or gluten sensitivity and thus help assess which gene in family members may put them at risk. This is especially helpful when the celiac-predisposing gene is one of the “alternate” genes more recently identified.  Top


What about yeast sensitivity?
Although we know less about yeast sensitivity than gluten sensitivty (because the former has been identified and studied for a shorter period of time), we now know that it too can be associated with an immune reaction that damages the intestine and perhaps other tissues in the body. Yeast sensitivity is the only reaction identified to be present in people with a devastating intestinal inflammatory disease called Crohn's disease. Through research, we at EnteroLab have identified coexisting yeast sensitivity in at least three-quarters of those we find to be gluten sensitive. This is not surprising since many gluten containing foods also contain yeast (such as brewer's and baker's yeast). We also find that some people get more symptom relief from a gluten-free diet when it is also yeast-free.  Top


What about milk, egg, and/or soy sensitivity?
Since the 1960's, research has shown that people who are immunologically sensitive to gluten have a higher than average chance of being sensitive to other dietary proteins, especially to those in milk, eggs, and soy. This can be detected by antibodies to these dietary proteins, and our patented stool antibody tests can reveal these to be present before they can be detected in blood. Sensitivity of the immune system to milk, egg, and soy proteins can cause intestinal syndromes and damage mimicking that caused by gluten and celiac sprue. Furthermore, recent research has linked antibodies to milk proteins to the devlopment of eczema, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, autism, and other immunologic syndromes.

To encourage people to get the maximum benefit from their testing and their dietary treatment, for a limited time, EnteroLab is offering the Milk Sensitivity Stool Test Free when you order the Gluten Sensitivity Stool and Gene Panel Complete. Top