Food Intolerance Testing

[byebyegluten]

i went gluten free over a year ago, and am fairly certain that i have celiac. my mother also has a wheat intolerance. i of course cut out everything from my diet and THEN tried to have the blood test done, which was negative because i had stopped eating it a while before that. there is no way that i can go back on gluten to have the testing done- i get so sick i can't move.

i've also been 'lactose intolerant' since i was a child, but i think that is also a casein intolerance, not just lactose. since eliminating gluten, i have found out that i'm also intolerant to soy. however, i still feel like other things are bothering me, and i'm suspecting rice and corn and possibly something else.

anyways, i'm interested in getting intolerance testing done as well as the celiac genetic testing. i know people have mentioned enterolabs. is there anywhere else i can get testing (in the U.S.) that will test for multiple intolerances? i have had the food allergy blood panel done (i think it was igG) and those were all negative. any help would be appreciated!

[wschmucks]

I had a test that was given to me through my natropathic Dr. I want to have another one done and am no longer seeing that Dr. I have an appointment with my GI tomorrow and am going to request another test.

The original test I had done was with a company called Immuno Labratories. I had the IgG Standard Food Sensetivity Assay. They test for next to everything. If you cant have your Dr run a similar test (dont know if there are any??) you can go to www.immunolabs.com or call them at (945)-691-2500 and see what type of Drs could administer the test. Good luck!

[Mother of Jibril]

Sometimes people find IgG testing useful... mostly in cases where you suspect multiple foods and don't know where to start first. The problem is that the results can depend on what foods you're eating and the state of your intestines. For example, you could have a severe intolerance to wheat, but if you've already cut it out of your diet you probably won't get a positive result.

Unlike allergies, an elimination diet is the best way to determine if you have a food intolerance.