Igg Testing

[nmw]

While I wait for my follow-up with gastro doc, I am wondering about the preliminary IgG results he sent me. I was reactive to wheat, oats, yeast and rice. Prior to testing I was consuming rice daily in some form or another, yeast a few days a week, gluten-free for 16 months, and off corn and dairy to the best of my ability for the previous 6 weeks. Corn and dairy (casein) were tested, but didn't register.

Does this follow the same logic as one must be consuming gluten for testing to be dependable? I know that I wasn't voluntarily consuming wheat and/or oats for 16 months prior to blood draw, though have certainly had the occasional (rare) glutening. Why would they show up if I am not consuming them?

Is IgG testing dependable and necessary?

[AndreaB]

My doctor told me that things can show up for years. It was recommended to cut everything out that showed any positive for at least 2 weeks and then reintroduce one at a time, about every 4 days. I'd suggest a month minimum and then reintroducing a new food every week or two.

IgG testing with my family was pretty much right on, as far as the higher positives, but it didn't come up with everything......unless the other things we tested positive for with the ASYRA test were new in the last year which is quite likely.

The following is a paper my doctor gave me.

Food Allergies

Food allergies are a problem created by a disordered immune system. Normally, the immune system, or body

[nmw]

Thanks Andrea. The summary from your doc makes it pretty easy to understand.