IgE anyone? 1716ku/l

[Tashca1]

Hi all,

Dont know if this is the right community to post in but went for my regular 6 monthly THS rest and my GP ordered a food rast test to check for allergies. I've just logged on to my patient records and it says the below

Food Panel - n/a

IgE - abnormal - 1716ku/l

(Normal range 0 - 81)

Not familiar with this test, is anyone else? I dont have my follow up appointment for another week.

Thank you for any input x

[waveylines]

Am no expert but this shows an allergic response. Your doctor should want to do further tests to find out what you are allergic to.

[Tashca1 in reply to waveylines]

Thank you x

[SlowDragon Administrator]

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See your previous post says strong family link to hypothyroidism

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested. Also EXTREMELY important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially if you have autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's) diagnosed by raised Thyroid antibodies

Ask GP to test vitamin levels

You may need to get full Thyroid testing privately as NHS refuses to test TG antibodies if TPO antibodies are negative

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and before eating or drinking anything other than water .

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies

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For thyroid including antibodies and vitamins

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have special offers, Medichecks usually have offers on Thursdays, Blue Horizon its more random

If you can get GP to test vitamins and antibodies then cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3 £29 (via NHS private service )

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[Tashca1 in reply to SlowDragon]

Hello, Thank you for your reply, my THS is still 4.9 , they say no need to test my FT3 and 4 My vit D is fine, folate low, ferritin low, my b12 was 240 but they said although deficiency possible don't treat at this stage. At a loss really I have zero energy! x

[Tashca1 in reply to Tashca1]

Also thanks for the links I will check those out x

[siddooo1]

Hi Tashca1

Elevated igE levels can indicate allergies, infection and I think types of immune conditions. I am sure your GP will order some specific igE tests to find out what is causing this high level. Do you suffer from atopic eczema or allergic asthma?

Hope this helps

Sidd0001

[Tashca1 in reply to siddooo1]

Yes I have eczema and had asthma as a child but never bothered me as an adult unless I am around a cat lol! x

[posthinking01]

Hi there - this test is an immunology test to show whether the body is 'fighting' something - in my case this would go through the roof if I ate blue vein cheese or took something like a probiotic drink but then I have Lupus and my immune system is overactive - my consultant would say to me - are you eating that cheese again and would be able to tell if I had been taking the drink - hence why I now cannot take it. In your case your body is reacting to something but not necessarily a Lupus problem in case you are worried.

[Tashca1]

Thank you for the reply. All the replies seem to point to allergy then I guess I will have to wait for my appointment, I seem to have a shocking immune system as catch every bug going and constantly have a sinus infection. I do use protopic ointment though and this is a suppressant so maybe that's why x

[Bifocle]

Hi Tashca 1 -

I had moderate asthma for years (also hypothyroidism) until 10 years ago, when I decided to clear out an old compost heap on our new property (I’m an avid gardener).

Thanks to that exposure I developed ABPA, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillois, an extreme asthmatic reaction to environment triggers, illness, etc. One of the markers of the disease is a very high IGE level (in my case around 1800) and a specific reaction to aspergillois (a very common airborne mold spore). As I recall they can do a blood test to confirm the diagnosis and check your reactivity to mold. ABPA seems to be very common in the U.K. (where it is called the “gardeners disease”) and there is an active support community and forum - I don’t recall the site but if you google you will find it. It can be challenging to get your GP to diagnose this - it’s rare disease - but if you have asthma, IGE levels off the chart, and have been repeatedly sick recently (pneumonia?) it’s worth checking out.

Best wishes!