I can't for the life of me remember if I blogged about getting Mia allergy tested....
Anyway, to cut a long story short, she gets a boogy nose once a month, gets many ear infections, hives on more than one occassion, rashes....I noticed it was really bad after having high doses of Whole Grain. So while talking to the doctor and explaining myself, the doctor agreed with me that it wasn't just my imagination and that I was right to be fed up with the Benadryl the Army kept shoving at me.
So a few weeks back she had her initial testing done at the Allergists office. They did the skin pinch test on her back which was just unpleasant for all of us. That all turned out negative which was surprising, so he gave me a page full of blood work that he wanted done.
Her next appointment is tomorrow, so I swung by today to pick up the lab results just incase they weren't faxed to the specialist. And me being the nosey person I am, read it, googled it and I think I may know what's up.
Her ...I don't know what they are but there are are a lot of IGA's, IGG's, Gliadin....which is hinting at Celiac's Disease. That, and it says not to rule it out. I guess a level of something (NOTI IGA and GLIADIN IGG) is pretty damn high, but it doesn't completely mean Celiac's, but may suggest it. Whatever it is specifically if it's known at all, means that she'll be on a Gluten Free diet for the rest of her life. Sux for her since she loves bread, pasta, crackers. There are a lot of Gluten Free products available, and it will be hard and more expensive at first, but I'm guessing we'll all feel healthier when it comes down to it.
The next part says: ASAP TBILI 14.9 (0.2 - 1.0) mg/dL; DBILI 0.2; BILI UNCONJ 14.7 mg/dL. From what I can gather her unconjugated bililalalalalala levels are rediculously high. Thats something to do with something being processed in the liver, and bile and poop color. (This is why I am not an allergist!!) Then further googling suggests this thing called Gilbert's Disease...which is to do with these Bili levels...and hereditary....and EVERY DAMN SYMPTOM DESCRIBES ME!! They even say it's usually something that isn't diagnosed until it's stumbled upon, so you bet your ass I want a needle jabbed into me for testing.
So yeah, it all sounds like doom and gloom, but it's all treatable with diet for the most part, so just reinforces the need for permanent change. Now, just getting a diet that is good for IBS, Lactose Intolerance, Gluten Free, and good for GERD.....hahahahahahaha....hence the reason I say it's gotten more complicated.
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