Alcat Test

[Nancy W]

Has anyone heard of this blood test? It is for food sensitivities. I have been diagnosed as celiac for less than one year. I had this test done and it said that I am sensitive to whey, chicken, turkey, peanuts, soy, yeast, vinegar, rice, and not to mention coffee, lettuce, corn, squash, etc. I'm not supposed to eat these foods for three to six months, and after that period, I can reintroduce the foods on a rotation diet. You can imagine how miserable this has made me when I already can't have gluten. Oddly enough, the test said that I have no reaction to gluten. I suppose because it tests for sensitivities, not allergies. I have decided to just eat a normal gluten-free diet because otherwise, I'll starve! I was wondering if anyone has any opinion on this?

[Rachel--24]

I'm not familiar with the test but do the foods that came up positive actually bother you? I would eliminate some of the foods you might suspect you are sensitive to and then after a few weeks add one back in...eat it for a few days and if you get symptoms you know to avoid it. Do this with each food. Make sure you are feeling pretty good before you add a new food.

Also Celiac is not an allergy so gluten wont show up in an allergy test or a sensitivity test. Its an autoimmune reaction...far different from an allergy.

[Claire]

I am not familiar with this test but certainly am well acquainted with food sensitivity testing. Be aware that as good as these tests can be, they produce a lot of false positives. Where you have been given so many 'reactives' you need to pick out the ones that you are quite sure don't bother you and put them to the test.

Remove from the diet for at least two weeks - then reintroduce - beginning in the early morning. When you do this try to keep any of the other reactives on the list out of the diet. Eat the reintroduced food liberally. If there is no detectable reaction, consider the food safe and after a few days - test another. If you get a reaction, don't test any other food for another couple of weeks. Claire

[ravenwoodglass]

Has anyone heard of this blood test? It is for food sensitivities. I have been diagnosed as celiac for less than one year. I had this test done and it said that I am sensitive to whey, chicken, turkey, peanuts, soy, yeast, vinegar, rice, and not to mention coffee, lettuce, corn, squash, etc. I'm not supposed to eat these foods for three to six months, and after that period, I can reintroduce the foods on a rotation diet. You can imagine how miserable this has made me when I already can't have gluten. Oddly enough, the test said that I have no reaction to gluten. I suppose because it tests for sensitivities, not allergies. I have decided to just eat a normal gluten-free diet because otherwise, I'll starve! I was wondering if anyone has any opinion on this?

Just as an aside, I had allergy testing done before going gluten-free and was allergic to everything. This was because my immune system was in overdrive. Many sensitivities went away after I healed.