Bowel Panel

Dr. Weyrich's Naturopathic Functional Medicine Notebook  

Test Overview

Blood tests to consider running during work-up of potential Irriatable Bowel, Inflammatory Bowel, or Celiac Disease.

Labs Performing Test

Test NameName of LabLab Code Estimated CostProcessing TimeComments
IBD Differentiation PannelSonoraQuest 701264  Run if Inflamatory Bowel Disease is suspected.
Gliadin AntibodiesSonoraQuest 5565  Run if Secretory IgA antibodies to Gliadin are positive, or Celiac disease is suspected.
Serum IgA SubclassesSonoraQuest 21711  Run if Secretory IgA is low.

Costs cited are subject to change and may be reduced by insurance or cash discounts and increased by sample collection fees.


References

Unless specifically noted above, references used in the construction of this web page include the following:

[FDM] Lecture notes from Functional Medicine University.

[SCNM] Lecture notes from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.

[UT] Lecture notes from the University of Tennessee graduate programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry.


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