immunoglobulins

ruch · Post by **ruch** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:03 am

anyone ever had this test done?

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/immunoglobulins

i wonder if it is related to our issues..

ttlxman · Post by **ttlxman** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:58 am

Yup, I recently had this test done for ongoing bowel issues which I suspect to be connected to my sinus congestion and PND.

I just got the results and they were pretty abnormal I was told.

Double the normal amount of IgA + IgM against aerobic bacteria and yeast, almost triple the amount for anaerobic bacteria and dietary proteins.

They're doing a stool test next to see if I have some sort of parasite or infection. Either way, an obvious bacterial imbalance is present sort of like what must be happening in some of our mouths.

I honestly have no idea about the scientific reliability of the saliva test that was done. I'm just glad that doctors are starting to take me a little more seriously and are offering further testing.

I will post my own thread eventually if I make any progress.

ruch · Post by **ruch** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:42 am

what kind of doctor did you see, and was it specifically about the bb issue? how did you get them to do these tests?

ttlxman · Post by **ttlxman** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:57 am

Naturopath. It was for my stomach and congestion. I don't have a lot of luck with my doctor so I just paid privately for testing at a Naturopathic clinic. It costed around $350 and wasn't covered under the basic health care plan here in Canada.

Normally I wouldn't of considered it but I was desperate and the test seemed scientific enough to be worth a shot. My stool test is going to be covered under my health insurance unlike the IgA+IgM saliva test.