Looking For Help For Food Allergy Testing

[jmengert]

I've been gluten-free for six months, and after a period of a few months where I felt really good, I have now been sick for quite awhile (and I am very strictly gluten-free). I've had my blood tested, and my celiac panel is now normal with my adsorption also being normal now, yet I have had the big "D" for three months straight. I'm thinking, then, that I've developed a food intolerance and have eliminated a few foods from my diet and am trying to eat mostly whole foods, which has helped a little but not much.

Thus, does anyone recommend a particular lab for food allergy testing? I hate to have the skin prick test done (the allergist said they would prick me 110 times--ouch!), so I was wondering about some of the labs I've heard mentioned here--York, Enterolab, etc. Any good experiences that anyone would like to share?

Thanks for any help anyone has!

[jknnej]

I had Immuno Labs done and they were great. They even put together a 50 page brochure with specific diet plans, checklists of symptoms, etc. for you. It's really cool.

They take your specific allergies and provide you with specific pamplets just on those foods and what families they're in, etc. It is very detailed and outlined and easy.

[tarnalberry]

The skin prick test isn't so bad - though when they get to your lower back, if you're ticklish, it's REALLY hard to stay still. But that will only pick up IgE allergies (immediate reactions), not IgG reactions. York has a test that will check for IgG allergies but it's not yet as readily accepted by the medical community.