Re: High CRP???

sgraham30 · ‎03-14-2010

On 3/1/2014 Jersey Born said:
WestieLove, there is one more thing you can do-- get a full panel food allergy test done. It is a simple blood test, but it is very expensive, so you may want to make sure it is covered by your insurance plan first, or prepare to pay for it yourself. Even though you may be eating all the right things (and it sure sounds like you are doing a bang up job of that) you may be regularly eating a particular vegetable, or fruit, or nut or even an oil that you are allergic to, even if only mildly so. Sometimes we are allergic to things and we don't even know about it. A food allergy, or allergies, may be the root of your elevated CRP and inflammation. I wish you the best.

Jersey Born is correct. I've been trying to lose weight for years with no success & my CRP levels were always higher than they should be. I had allergy testing done 09/12 & a lot of food intolerances/allergies that I didn't even realize I had were found. A lot of what I ate on a regular basis was healthy, but not for ME, because of my allergies,they were causing systemic inflammation. I stopped eating the items that I'm allergic/intolerant to & I've dropped 30 lbs without any real effort. I haven't had my CRP levels checked but I'm sure they've gone down. I'm scheduled to have them checked my next round of bloodwork.

sfnative · ‎03-10-2010

On 3/1/2014 sgraham30 said:
On 3/1/2014 Jersey Born said:
WestieLove, there is one more thing you can do-- get a full panel food allergy test done. It is a simple blood test, but it is very expensive, so you may want to make sure it is covered by your insurance plan first, or prepare to pay for it yourself. Even though you may be eating all the right things (and it sure sounds like you are doing a bang up job of that) you may be regularly eating a particular vegetable, or fruit, or nut or even an oil that you are allergic to, even if only mildly so. Sometimes we are allergic to things and we don't even know about it. A food allergy, or allergies, may be the root of your elevated CRP and inflammation. I wish you the best.

Jersey Born is correct. I've been trying to lose weight for years with no success & my CRP levels were always higher than they should be. I had allergy testing done 09/12 & a lot of food intolerances/allergies that I didn't even realize I had were found. A lot of what I ate on a regular basis was healthy, but not for ME, because of my allergies,they were causing systemic inflammation. I stopped eating the items that I'm allergic/intolerant to & I've dropped 30 lbs without any real effort. I haven't had my CRP levels checked but I'm sure they've gone down. I'm scheduled to have them checked my next round of bloodwork.

I'm one of those "go figure" people. My CRP is 0.02 and 3 months ago I had testing which revealed antigens to gluten, soy and egg. So...I'm now on a very restricted food plan. Very restricted. My gut is better (colitis), but the rest of me feels no difference at all.

willdob3 · ‎11-01-2010

On 3/1/2014 violann said: A "little amount" of inflammatory foods is the same as living on "The Inflammatory Diet". Don't "try to cut back", don't "eat just a little" grain or dairy- STOP! See if you feel better and your numbers change. If, as I do, you feel as though your life is dramatically changed for the better, pay attention!

This is very important.

Cutting back on suspected problem foods is not enough. They need to be completely eliminated. Not just in obvious ways. Read ingredients on food labels & find out exactly what the ones you don't recognize really are.

tsavorite · ‎03-09-2010

On 3/1/2014 sfnative said:
On 3/1/2014 sgraham30 said:
On 3/1/2014 Jersey Born said:
WestieLove, there is one more thing you can do-- get a full panel food allergy test done. It is a simple blood test, but it is very expensive, so you may want to make sure it is covered by your insurance plan first, or prepare to pay for it yourself. Even though you may be eating all the right things (and it sure sounds like you are doing a bang up job of that) you may be regularly eating a particular vegetable, or fruit, or nut or even an oil that you are allergic to, even if only mildly so. Sometimes we are allergic to things and we don't even know about it. A food allergy, or allergies, may be the root of your elevated CRP and inflammation. I wish you the best.

Jersey Born is correct. I've been trying to lose weight for years with no success & my CRP levels were always higher than they should be. I had allergy testing done 09/12 & a lot of food intolerances/allergies that I didn't even realize I had were found. A lot of what I ate on a regular basis was healthy, but not for ME, because of my allergies,they were causing systemic inflammation. I stopped eating the items that I'm allergic/intolerant to & I've dropped 30 lbs without any real effort. I haven't had my CRP levels checked but I'm sure they've gone down. I'm scheduled to have them checked my next round of bloodwork.

I'm one of those "go figure" people. My CRP is 0.02 and 3 months ago I had testing which revealed antigens to gluten, soy and egg. So...I'm now on a very restricted food plan. Very restricted. My gut is better (colitis), but the rest of me feels no difference at all.

Ladies what kind of testing is best? My internist does bloodwork testing for allergies as he has mentioned this to me before and yet I have taken my son to a allergist who did the skin pr!ck testing.

I know I have allergies as I need to take allergy meds all yr long but never checked for foods that I may be allergic to. Had the blood test for celiac disease and that was negative.

Jersey Born · ‎03-10-2010

Hi, Tsavorite. I love your tag line, and felt compelled to respond to you. LOL.

My family went for what is called a Comprehensive Food Panel (IgG ELISA), and an EIA & Immunoglobulins Report that revealed IgE Scores. It is very sad to learn just how many things your body is sensitive to, and that you should not consume regularly, if at all.