Recommended Tests

 While recommending one test for autoimmune diseases is a difficult thing to do. If you have already been diagnosed with an auto immune disorder, there are two particular tests that I will often recommend. The first is a stool analysis. The second is a food sensitivity test.

The reason behind recommending the stool analysis is due to the fact that 50-60% of your immune system in in the intestinal system. If you have a digestive disorder then your immune system will not be functioning right. So no matter how hard we try to fix a misfunctioning immune system, If the intestines are not working then we are just beating our heads against a wall. The most common stool analysis is the CDSA test that can be found on my test guide page.

The second test I will often order is the food sensitivity test. This test will often go along with a properly functioning intestinal tract. Here is the short version of how it works. Your GI tract is essentially considered outside or your body since it is an open tube from the mouth to your anus. I realize it can close, but it does open. Anyway, the lining of your intestinal tract is one cell layer thigh. Normally those cells are tightly packed together only letting the good stuff in and keeping the bad stuff out. What happens when you are eating foods that continually irritate your system is those tight junctions between those cells start to break down and widen. As they widen it will allow other toxins and antigens into the body. This will in turn excite or cause the immune system to continually overproduce antibodies. This over production of antibodies will then start to overwhelm your system and can often start attacking other areas such as the thyroid, joints, nervous system or other areas.

The test I recommend can be found on my test guide page or purchased below. It is the Genova or Labcorp IGG food sensitivity test.