The Allergy Connection --

Even "healthy" foods may not be good for you.

Why? Because you may be "allergic" to some of these foods, which can cause a variety of health conditions. For example, due to their gluten content, cereal grains are a common reactive food. Testing for delayed food allergies with an IgG Assay will identify your reactive foods.

What is Gluten?
Gluten is a protein found in the starchy endosperm of cereal grains, wheat, rye and barley, with a trace amount also found in oats. It is becoming increasingly known for its ability to cause a "toxic immune response" in many genetically pre-disposed individuals.

What is Gliadin?
Gliadin, now thought to be toxic, is a protein sub-fraction of Gluten. It is the component in gluten cereal grains most closely linked to the chronic intestinal disorder known as celiac disease, along with a daunting list of other non-celiac medical conditions and symptoms. Due to recent dramatic improvements in immunoassays, estimates indicate that at least 10%-15% of Americans, although not biopsy-confirmed celiacs, still show sensitivities to gliadin. These non-celiac gliadin sensitive people suffer from a wide variety of medical disorders, best treated by the strict elimination of gluten cereals from their diets.

How Are Gliadin Sensitivities Treated?
If your Anti-Gliadin Antibody test is positive your physician or nutritionist may recommend some changes to your diet and, perhaps, a complementary test such as the Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody Assay (tTG). Additionally, you should seriously consider retesting for gliadin every six months.

Our report for Delayed Food Allergies explains all the preventative and follow-up measures in a detailed, easy-to-follow format. Combining the Anti-Gliadin Antibody Assay with the tTG Assay provides you with a reliable, accurate diagnosis tool for celiac disease and the conditions associated with it.

Contact your physician today to arrange for the Anti-Gliadin Antibody and tTG Antibody Assay from Immuno Laboratories. Join the thousands who now live healthier and happier lives because they discovered the hidden link between gliadin avoidance and better health.

Diseases Linked to Celiac Disease
People with celiac disease often have other autoimmune diseases as well, including: