Talk:Selective immunoglobulin A deficiency

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I found selective Ig A deficiency to be highly symptomatic indeed! It was, for me, extremely difficult to live with and left me very seriously impaired for the first 30 years of my life. I suffered ghastly allergies, ending up on Vivonex Defined Diet(synthetically made critical ingredients) for nearly a year before being cured.

  When first found, at the age of about 30, i had 1 international unit of Ig A in my blood.  Total food allergy, severe inhalent  allergies(molds, pollens, dust), chronic sinus ear nose throat infections,total food allergy, rather crippled up with it.
  Since i had 1 unit of Ig A, my immunologist used Tice Strain BCG vaccination to stimulate my cellular immune system into producing more Ig A.  He first started out with 4 intradermal weals at a time. the first weals were full vaccine strength, and following ones were booster strength.  At the time he had an IND from FDA for Cancer Immunology work(he caused a 30% increase in remission rates across the board in peer reviewed work, duplicated by many investigators worldwide). To this day, Tice Strain BCG Vaccine is the Gold Standard for treatment of bladder cancer.  
 As he had an IND, this also allowed him to use Tice Strain BCG orally.  Dilute the right amount, squirt it on the tongue, chase it with a glass of water. This had the advantage of stimulating Peyer's Patches in the gut, with much improved tolerance of food.  
  My Ig A level went from 1 unit to  166 units and remains there  25 years later.  
  This certainly improved my allergy situation considerably.  
  I find the statement that no treatment for it exists to be in error.  For babies and children below the age of puberty, the only necessary treatment for Ig A deficiency is to simply put them on a ZERO protein diet(one of the Vivonex Defined Diets was used for me, synthetically made essential amino acids plus extra high purity vitamins, minersls and ultra super refined carbohydrate from corn) for 6 months. The Ig A level rises to normal and gradual re-introduction of foods with sublingual allergen treatment of any allergies that show up.  This is a CURE, i repeat CURE.  Dr. David L. Morris, M. D., La Crosse, WI has published this work.
  I was present in Dr. Morris office on the day a 5 month old baby was brought in, sounding like a giant bubble machine from lung congestion.  The kind of situation that puts you on the edge of your chair, as the last gurgle sounded like the final one. 
  Immediate treatment with Adrenalin, as well as blood testing, revealed Ig A deficiency and total food allergies.
  With the use of the zero protein diet, total recovery and normal Ig A level were routine.  That child was so lucky to be diagnosed and treated at that age.