"Leaky Gut" (The Best Bet Diet) tested?

CureOrBust

Has anyone had a mannitol-lactulose intestinal permeability test performed?

The Best Bet Diet pages speak of this test as a way to check Intestinal Permeability; which appears to be a major factor of its basis. I note the page also talks of "VEGA Testing", which can be found on the quack watch website.

CureOrBust · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:10 am Post subject:

what? no one?

HUTTO · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject:

i don't know cure. i'm trying to find the same things. i looked up the elisa test co and they are on there too. make you wonder..about the test that is..i believe ashton and his group..

jimmylegs · Family Elder Joined: Mar 12, 2006 Posts: 1999

i haven't but i recently discovered interesting links between zinc and intestinal permeability. at my last bloodwork i was zinc deficient - working on that now.

DIM · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

I did an ELISA food intolerance test to my wife (RRMS since Mars 2007) and found what appears very common in MSers and mentioned in www.MS-diet.org:
intolerance to milk, some meats, all legumes, wheat etc
She follows restricted BBD since last December and we found with the saliva test (if you google it it's very easy to do it) she may also suffer from leaky gut/candida.
Except Zinc, probiotics etc, vitamin K helps a lot in leaky gut syndrome.

CureOrBust · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:17 am Post subject:

i did the ELISA test, and from memory, came out "clear"

Longing4Cheese · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject: ELISA test

I recall that, at least in the early 1990s, the best test for HIV was the ELISA test. I think the name (acronym) refers to a testing method, rather than being disease- or even test-subject-specific. I could be wrong there.

I would certainly want to have some testing done before doing a diet as restrictive as the Best Bet Diet...but that's me.

Confused

DIM · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:54 am Post subject:

ELISA = Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay and Yes it is a testing method currently the most reliable for food intolerances, it is not intended to diagnose food alergies though!
On the other hand even if someone hasn't intolerances to some foods say legumes they aren't allowed in BBD.

NHE · Volunteer Moderator Joined: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 760