No tics with nystatin & diet

[Tracey111]

Can you tell me how we would do the candida testing? Is this something done at the Ped office? Can the allergy specialist do it? I saw a "spit" test and a questionaire on line, but they both seemed "off" for a six year old boy! Thanks for any info you can give me.

 

We see an allergy Dr. on Monday and an IGg test is the only thing I know to ask for! Any other suggestions as to what I should ask for????

 

I hope that this Dr. will be more helpful than the "just tics" nuerologist (that charged my insurance company $800....to say "just tics"!!!!UGHHHH)

 

Thanks!!!!

[kim]

Tracey,

 

Is the allergist that you're seeing a conventional Dr? We saw one which we liked. He came in with this giant hypodermic needle and cracked us all up. He said one Mom was furious for pulling that, but said we looked like the type that could handle it. He tested for grass, weeds, animals etc. and quite a few foods. It was helpful, especially since my oldest son was so itchy, he was really really miserable. He didn't have watery itchy eyes or any of the symptoms that you would ordinarily assoc. with obvious allergy. It was all IgE testing, and like most conventional Drs. he didn't feel IgG testing was valid. he was very pharma minded, and we left with 6 prescription meds btwn the two boys.

 

We then found an alternative/conventional pediatric allergist DO. He was really helpful in getting our Ped to order testing like zinc levels, food sensitivity testing, thyroid, candida, celiac etc. which was insurance covered. Once he wrote out the order for our Ped to submit (as a primary care physician) it seemed all was well. It's like the pressure is off the Ped, if another Dr. is involved. They are way more willing to work with you, if they see another licensed practioner involved. Must have something to do with liability?

 

The test that was insurance covered, was the blood test. It's called a Candida AB. This blood test, however is not the one that is commonly used by DAN Drs. I believe the reason being that many do not show IgE antibodies in blood, but still have gastro overgrowth.

The Great Plain OAT which is a urine test is highly regarded. I ordered one through direct labs, which was a metametrix test. Metametrix and Great Plains are rivals and have each spoken out against the validity of the others testing. This is an unfortunate thing about candida testing. No one can seem to agree about exactly which metabolite, is best measured for the greatest accuracy regarding overgrowth. Great Plains OAT, so far, seems to be the one parents and Dr.s prefer, but this new DNA test from Metametrix, is just starting to get reviews on the message bds. May turn out, to be a good one too.

 

Hope something in all of that helps!

 

 

All three of these labs do candida testing.

 

http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/Organic-Acid-Test.html

http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/yeast.asp

 

Metametrix GI FX newest DNA sequenece

http://gifx.metametrix.com/

 

http://www.directlabs.com/

 

The last one doesn't require a Dr. to order their tests

[Tracey111]

Kim,

 

I am seeing a DO allergist. I looked for DO listing when I picked my Dr.

 

So, it looks like I need to ask for the IGg, IGe, Candida AB, and a urine test for yeast? How do they test for "heavy metals"?

 

I have just discovered the whole "candida" topic over the last week and a half. I am a carb queen, but my son has always been a better eater. I bought yogurt, but he won't eat the organic stuff. I guess I will have to wait and see if the test shows stomach issues!!!

 

Thanks!

[kim]

Tracey,

 

I think it was this lab that gave me the name of the Dr (DO) that we took the boys to.

 

http://www.chemicalinjury.net/html/testing...e_chemical.html

 

If you contact the labs, they can give you names of Dr.s in your area, that order their testing. When you made the appt. did you ask if he/she was open to ordering IgG testing or if they have a lab that they use for a urine candida test? We had to pay out of pocket for the DO that we saw. He was pricey. I did end up getting partial reimbursement for the appts, which really surprised me, since he was clearly out of area. I was told by Peds office, that I didn't have a prayer of getting it covered. Anyway, I would just hate to see you get to your appt. and find out they don't believe in this type of testing. If they do, just remember not to let them code any billing with a diagnosis of tourette syndrom. Most, if not all insurance companies will deny coverage of the testing if TS is the diagnosis, as there is not any medically accepted connection (don'tcha know).

 

You might want to look at the SpectraCell site too. They have some very comprehensive tests for intracellular nutrients. I think that is another test that has been very useful to some here. I know there is another test, that parents have posted about recently. I think "itsme" (poster here) had a comprehensive test, I can't think of the name of it right now. Maybe someone else will give you the name of one that will combine some of the things that your looking for like nutrient status and digestive health.

 

Tracy did your son have the flu or the varicella shot that you think may have triggered things? I'm thinking it was varicella. I wonder if you might want to talk to the Dr about that. I have wondered if kids with viral issues would show super high titers to something like measles, varicella etc. if the body over reacts in a similar manner as it appears to with strep. You may think about a viral panel or at least discuss it with the Dr.

[Tracey111]

Kim,

 

Thanks again for all the info.

 

I read before about the "not covered" issues. I am going to go with the fact that at the end of every day my son's eyes are bloodshot...it is actually strange. When he had the head jerking tics he was having bad headaches, and it appears that this was linked to the food he was eating. I am hoping it is all covered. I did check the list from one of the labs, and the doctor was about $350 an hour out of pocket.........hmmm??? I will check the lab list that you sent me.

 

I will push it with the DR, and not mention the TS stuff. I tried to pick a Dr. that has been around a while and who specialized in pediatrics.

 

It was the Varicella that preceded the tics.

 

I find the candida info interesting and I am still reading up on it. We do eat a lot of carbs in our house, and always have. I am wondering if my other son and I don't have a little issue with it b/c we both are carb junkies and I always joke that he and I have the same cravings!! I force him to eat some of the good stuff with the bad, but never any yogurt or "enzyme" stuff.