Skylark

Autoimmune illnesses are supposedly usually TH1 dominant. That doesn't explain my asthma though!

Thanks for sharing that info! It's right in line with the papers I found.

You're welcome. Fine hasn't put any data about his anti-TTG tests on his website. If I had your results I would try gluten-free and ask my Dr. to rule out inflammatory bowel diseases (like Crohn's or microscopic colitis) if it didn't help.

I love those Progresso soups. I am especially fond of the clam chowder.

The thing with ANY antibody testing for sensitivity is that you have to follow up with diet. One piece of information that could be useful is absence of antibodies; however, there were people in Fine's data who were negative for anti-gliadin and still felt better gluten-free. It could be because in some people gluten seems to have an innate inflammatory effect. But then you have to wonder if other food intolerances could work the same way. If you don't need antibodies to react to a food the whole idea of blood or fecal antibody testing is thrown into question.

I'm wrestling with this issue myself, as I am wondering about dairy, soy, and corn. Testing by elimination diet is a pain but I don't trust any of the various IgG or IgA test results well enough to bother to pay for them.

Anti-TTG (anti tissue transglutaminase IgA) is a better test for celiac because it is autoimmune. Presence of anti-TTG is definitely abnormal, whereas low levels of anti-gliadin may not be. Yes, I mean I haven't seen that many people on the board post positive anti-TTG results. There are plenty of anti-gliadin as you would expect with a 60% positive rate.

Korwyn, I'm glad you found the testing helpful. It is good to know that Enterolab findings sometimes cross-validate.

I love Bumble Bars. Also, all the Tiger's Milk bars are gluten free except the crunch flavor.

Others I eat are Larabars, Mrs. May's Trio Bars, and Kind bars.