Re: Have you tried Betaine HCl (hydrochloride) supplements?

My inflammation and immunology readings as follows:

Calprotein <17 mcg/g

Eosinophil Protein X 0.5 mcg/g

BUT

Fecal secretory IgA 517mcg/g which is on the high end, so this is why they are flagging it. I don't understand why though as it appears to be a transitory reading (snapshot in time).

https://www.gdx.net/core/interpretive-guides/GI-Effects-IG.pdf

In otherwords the gut is changing and responding all the time to what we eat. So it is misleading to rely on a secretory IgA reading alone.

There are many sources that suggest higher levels of secretory IgA is healthy and desierable and that low levels warrant more concern:

http://doccarnahan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/low-siga-and-why-it-matters-to-your-gut.html

So there is conflicting information here.

What indicates leaky gut, low or high IgA? I don't get it. Tweet