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Posted 8/10/2010 1:57 PM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone! Just had some interesting test results and wanted to see if anyone else had the same experience.

My husband and I did a stool culture test to prep for fecal transplant.

His stool culture came back negative for everything as did mine but at the bottom of my culture result it said "Normal enteric flora not present". Interestingly enough this makes a lot of sense. I don't have any normal bacteria in my gut....so I wonder if the FT's would really work for me...only problem is I just found out I am pregnant. There is another UCer on here that used FT's with her GI and OB/GYN's permission but mine wont be so eager.

Anyway..just curious if anyone else had a stool culture done with the same result. I tried to get them to test for yeast but they said they didnt test for that for some reason.

Had a blood allergy test done as well and came back with sensitivities to lemon, wheat, turkey, rye, shrimp, orange roughy, pineapple, and some other stuff so I am awaiting a phone consultation with a chef from the company to discuss diet elimination of these foods for 6 weeks.

Just wondering if anyone else had these tests done and what there results were!

Posted 8/10/2010 7:28 PM (GMT 0)
Hmm, that is interesting.  Kind of confirms what we believe about needing probiotics or why the fecal transplant works.  But no, I haven't had such test done.

Posted 8/10/2010 8:18 PM (GMT 0)
Wow!! i would be interested in getting these tests done.
Posted 8/10/2010 8:21 PM (GMT 0)
Seems to me that everything I've read about UC and your gut flora population says that if you have UC you probably don't have a balanced normal gut flora population.  That's why the FT supposedly does work, it helps restore the bacteria that an otherwise healthy person should have. 

I would think that if your donor is healthy, there really shouldn't be any harm in trying FT while pregnant.  The worse thing that would happen is you get sick from some nasty intestinal infection, but if your donor is healthy, that shouldn't even be an issue.

Interesting list of food sensitivities too.

 

Posted 8/10/2010 8:29 PM (GMT 0)
I also had the food sensitivity blood test.
I was sensitive to gluten (wheat, oats), tomatoes, almonds, soy, watermelon, egg whites, garlic...I think that's most of it.
The wheat sensitivity was very, very high but not quite allergic.

It was interesting information. I definitely feel better when I avoid these things. I have several friends who have done it, too, through a local naturopathic doc. I was never re-tested later although one of my friends tells me that is the process for her, to be re-tested after a while.
Posted 8/11/2010 1:45 PM (GMT 0)
Zamba I actually got the stool test done by an independent lab company. The allergy test was done through Sage Medical Lab...they have a website. You simply need a doctor to sign the form then they send you everything. Test is expensive but they will file insurance for you!
Posted 8/11/2010 3:19 PM (GMT 0)
I did allergy testing. Not blood tests but the ones where they prick your back. I am not sure if it is as effective. They tested for most common allergens and everything came back negative. I also had stool tests which came back normal. I didn't see the results so I don't know if it said anything about my flora. I wish I knew.
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