Food Intolerance Testing
I no longer get stomach problems which had caused me a lot of grief in the past. I hope this continues and I am very pleased the food intolerence showed this up, the test was worth every penny!
Food intolerance is like a delayed allergic reaction and symptoms can take up to a week to develop. Whilst not life-threatening, symptoms are unpleasant and include bloating, diarrhoea, stomach pain, headaches, lack of energy and food cravings.
The most reliable food intolerance test measures levels of IgG antibodies in your blood - a small fingerprick blood sample is taken and tested against food protein extracts. In less than an hour, your results will be ready. With proper nutritional advice, your symptoms can be reduced in a matter of days whilst ensuring you have a balanced a diet as possible.
The following foods are tested:
- Cereals - corn, durum wheat, gluten, oats, rice, rye, wheat
- Nuts and beans - almond, brazil nut, cashew, cocoa bean, legume mix (haricot, lentil, pea), olive, peanut, soya bean, walnut
- Meats - beef, chicken, lamb, pork
- Fish - freshwater fish mix (salmon, trout), shellfish mix (crab, lobster, mussel, prawn, shrimp), tuna, white fish mix (cod, haddock, plaice)
- Vegetables - broccoli, cabbage, carrot, celery, cucumber, leek, peppers (green, red, yellow), potato
- Fruits - apple, blackcurrant, grapefruit, melon mix (cantaloupe, watermelon), orange and lemon, strawberry, tomato
- Other - cows milk, garlic, ginger, mushroom, tea, whole egg, yeast
If you have not eaten the food that you believe you are intolerant to in the past three months, your result may come back negative as there will be too few IgG antibodies in your blood sample to detect. If you want to test for a specific foodstuff, you should introduce a portion of these foods into your diet for at least 7 days before having the test. However, if you experience severe symptoms you should immediately stop eating them, and assume that you are still intolerant to them.
Additionally, immunosuppressants and strong steroid doses can prevent positive results from showing as they prevent your body from making the antibodies. If your symptoms are caused by enzyme deficiency or chemical sensitivities e.g. sulphites, the food intolerance test will not show a positive result as it only tests against food proteins.
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