Hi Beeps
Since IgA is included I'm assuming it was a stool test? This is good - helps you with SOME information about
where the yeast/fungus is hanging out (for the most part--like most tests, it's not definitive and you could still have y/f where the test indicates you don't). The blood and stool tests provide more info than saliva test, that only really indicates what is going on in mouth and maybe gut.
The IgG is indicative of a current or past antibody response;
The IgA is a serum level, indicative of antibodies in the mucus membranes (GI, vagina, skin, mouth);
The IgM indicates a recent immune response.
IgA
So, the IgA level is clearly imbalanced and this suggests that your y/f overgrowth is in your gut, which makes a lot of sense since that's where most overgrowth originates with all of the antibacterials we're taking and eating. You're definitely at risk of the y/f causing leaky gut (if left untreated long enough the yeast turns into a fungus that develops "roots" and literally drills holes through your mucosal lining--fecal matter, toxins and y/f can seep through this damage and into the blood stream causing all kinds of trouble.) So this is good, assuming it's accurate.
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Caveat:
The only exception to the above is if you have an autoimmune issue. If you do, your immune system's response isn't always definitively reliable so you really need to lean on a clinical analysis of your condition and what symptoms, cravings and responses to sugary/high simple carb foods/alcohol can indicate.
IgG & IgM
But since the other two values are normal, this suggests that you don't have systemic overgrowth. If they were abnormal, they would suggest leaky gut due to the y/f fungus entering into the blood stream and carried elsewhere throughout your body causing body-wide immune response.
Hope this is helpful - let me know if you have any q's
-p
Post Edited (Pirouette) : 5/13/2016 1:38:01 PM (GMT-6)