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How bad is the 48 hour stool collection for fat and bile?
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Were you able to get the 13C sucrose breath test? I suggested it to my regular doctor and she got it confused with the 13C urea for hpylori. so corrected her on that to see if she will order the sucrose one. she might not have known about the sucrose one. but sent her a link to order it and send it directly to me if her lab doesn't do it. I had a GI map done that covers all of parasites, good and bad bacteria hpylori and lots of stuff. doctor ordered it through Diagnostic Solutions via Rupa Health. Insurance won't cover it but it cost around $315.
I got the serum test for Bile Acid and it came back in the grey range, not low enough to be positively a no and not high enough to be a positively yes that I've got BAM. So it is said that you can have bam issues in that range still (perhaps not as severe?) So the next verification is the 48 hr stool test. Which is the booger to locate. I have tested negative for fat in stool, pancreatic insufficiency coloscopy was normal, no intestinal inflamation.
My GI map did indicate a very low level of Hpylori but she wasn't too worried about that as many people have it in their system. BUT...am i the one that even a low level is being affected by it? will approach that with next visit.
I'm finding it super hard to completely eliminate sugar in my foods! I've always been a sugaraholic.
So yes it is either truly BAM or sugar, is what I beleive. And since I can't seem to get the 48 hr test I have to battle it out with getting rid of sugar completely. Fingers crossed that doctor will order the breath test for the sucrose enzyme. At least eliminate or verify one more thing.
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I believe there are two different breath tests you can take for ASID. One is for sucrose absorption and the other tests for enzymes. Not sure which I would receive and not sure if my PCP is willing to adminster it to me. The inability to break down sucrose can be misdiagnosed as having IBS. I had difficulty with the 'lemon-flavored' cholestyramine. It was a trigger to my IBS. In retrospect, if I do indeed have ASID that would explain it since the lemon-flavored cholestyramine contains sucrose. Most likely the orange-flavored cholestyramine did as well but it wasn't labeled on the package. That doesn't mean anything, though, because, if I'm not mistaken aspartame wasn't labeled on the package as well. It's been over a year since I discontinued it so I no longer have the packages. And that one also seemed to have been a trigger which I was blaming on caffeine from just one cup of coffee. Wonder how many others out there are also blaming everything on coffee.
Have to ask this. How happy were you with the GI-Map from Diagnostic Solutions through Rupa Health. I held off on getting any tests done simply because I didn't think my doctor would order it for me but now I'm seeing such bad reviews. Everyone with good credentials I might add are saying don't waste your money at least for now. They're saying to hold off for at least a few years and that there is no way that they're accurate and just trying to sell supplements. I'm so torn about it. I wish I could find some reputable sources that say that they can indeed be accurate and diagnostic. Would like to hear your thoughts on the subject or any references you may have to reliable documentation that recommends any one of them.