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Tests for food intolerances

Just wondering where you can get this done and how much it costs and also does anywhere do it for free? Oh, also what does it actually consist of, just checking a blood sample? Thanks

Reply 1

petrolhead

Hi,

I work in a community pharmacy part time and we sell York Food Intolerance Test kits. I have no idea how they work I'm afraid, but they cost around £5-£15 depending on the exact spec. You could also check out their website - www.yorktest.com

If I was you I would visit your local pharmacy, check out whether they sell them and if they don't ask whether they could order one for you. I know any Lloydspharmacy will be able to order a kit for you.

Hope that helps,

petrolhead

Reply 2

Shortay1987

Depends what you're testing for. I've had wheat and gluten tests done which are done through a simple blood test, if positive then sometimes you need a bit more investigation, (like endoscopy for gluten). Also, I was told at the docs that the kits you can buy yourself aren't always the most reliable...

Reply 3

e_s_emsie

i had an allergy test at an alternative therapy clinic near me. it wasnt a blood test and im not quite sure how it works but it tests for thousands of things - not just food. i was told i had a wheat and dairy intollernace and v low in some vitamins and minerals....they then advised me on which supplements to take and my diet. v v v usful and i feel so much better - definitly worth checking out an alternative therapy place first in my opinion

Reply 4

hell_o

OP

1

Thanks for the help. e_s_emsie, what was it, like a spa type place? hmm i may have to do a google search... I don't think there's anythign particularly wrong with me and just curious to know tbh. How much did the alternative therapy thing cost? What did they actually do to you?

Reply 5

e_s_emsie

no not a spa at all - more complementary medicine - look up allergy testing in the Yellow Pages and see if there are any that are part of a guild or some recognised society. fair enough that you are curious as most peopl have intollerances to things and they have no idea. i was being sick, bloated and pretty icky for a while so went and it was indeed foods that were my problem. Any more questions feel free to pm me. good luck x

Reply 6

e_s_emsie

sorry forgot to put price...was about £50 where i went but she knew what she was talking about so worth it!

Reply 7

hell_o

OP

1

Thanks very much, you've been really helpful!

Reply 8

shona

10

*rolls eyes*

If you think you're allergic to something, don't give money to a quack, just go see your doctor. It only involves a quick blood test, and because we have NHS in this country, it's free.

Chances are, if you go see one of these 'Yellow page specialists', you'll hand over a lot of money and be told you're intolerant to everything. Just see a doctor if you have any worries about what it is you're eating.

Reply 9

Revd. Mike

17

Yeah, please be really careful when looking for food allergy testing and stuff.

there is some awful quackery out there. My mum (being quite new age and at times quite gullible :rolleyes:

) went to one fo these places that clipped electrodes to her thumbs and connected them to a meter, then put little vials of each of the foods into the meter and measured how much the needle deviated, allegedly meaning how intolerant you are to the food, what a load of crap!

Reply 10

Floozie

2

I used to get awful migraines when I was younger.

After trying the doctors a few times, my mum took me to a specialised allergy clinic, they test a huge number of things by sticking a probe on your toe. Sounds crazy but I had a number of food intollerances of which I had to give up for about 4/5 months, then was gradually weaned back on. Best thing I've ever done, I've not had a migraine since.

I believe that the sessions are quite expensive, about £50-60 and you'll need about 4. But it was worth it.

I would check for an allergy clinic near you, but I know that Holland and Barrett do a similar smaller test free if you book.

Reply 11

e_s_emsie

just to say i did go to the doctor firstly before anything else - they took a blood test and as didnt really show anything so just said nothing was wrong - despite be feeling constantly lethargic, being sick, v bloated and headaches! then i went to the allergy clinic and it did help

Reply 12

rotor

14

i went to the doctors a few years ago because i was getting bad stomach aches, and he sent me for a food allergy test.
go see the doctor.

Reply 13

sssh

10

petrolhead

Hi,

I work in a community pharmacy part time and we sell York Food Intolerance Test kits. I have no idea how they work I'm afraid, but they cost around £5-£15 depending on the exact spec. You could also check out their website - www.yorktest.com

If I was you I would visit your local pharmacy, check out whether they sell them and if they don't ask whether they could order one for you. I know any Lloydspharmacy will be able to order a kit for you.

Hope that helps,

petrolhead

The idea of testing yourself at home for food intolerances sounds a bit dangerous to me, even if it is coming recommended by a pharmacist. Make an appointment with your GP, tell him your worries and he'll refer you to the hospital. My mum works in the paediatrics department of the local hospital and there are always food intolerance tests going on. At least you'll be in the safest place if you do have a bad reaction to something, which would be the opposite case if you were testing yourself at home.

Reply 14

country_bumpkin

Revd. Mike

there is some awful quackery out there. My mum (being quite new age and at times quite gullible :rolleyes:

) went to one fo these places that clipped electrodes to her thumbs and connected them to a meter, then put little vials of each of the foods into the meter and measured how much the needle deviated, allegedly meaning how intolerant you are to the food, what a load of crap!

ARGH this makes me mad! thats not actually crap thats actually a proven method for allergy testing used by quite a few homeopathic doctors, see floozie's quote below, thats a similar method to the one you described

Floozie

After trying the doctors a few times, my mum took me to a specialised allergy clinic, they test a huge number of things by sticking a probe on your toe. Sounds crazy but I had a number of food intollerances of which I had to give up for about 4/5 months, then was gradually weaned back on. Best thing I've ever done, I've not had a migraine since.

SOOO many people including some GP's think allergy testing and homeopathic medicines are a load of bull but they really do work.

My brother has multiple food intolerances and when he was 4 they got so extreme he ended up being fed through a tube, the NHS completely cocked things up (takes too much to go into but basically they hadn't a clue exactly what was wrong and he was a bit of a guinea pig case) he then went for allergy testing with a homeopathic doctor (Dr Fox, Nuffield Surgery Hampshire) and we were told he was intolerant to milk, gluten, sugar, yeast, egg, citrus fruit, wheat, most chemicals, petrol fumes, silicilates and chlorine......

9 years later after cutting out all those food gorups and gradually re-introducing them - like floozie did - he is now only intolerant to wheat, sugar and some chemicals and no longer has anaphylactic reactions (basically where you eat something you are allergic to and stop breathing, if these occur you should carry an epi-pen - shot of adrenline) to any of the previous intolerances - proof that allergy testing and homeopathic remedies work I think!!!

Your doctors should have a list of local homeopathic clinics nearby, its well worth being tested, it really ISN'T a load of mumbo jumbo.

Reply 15

country_bumpkin

forgot to say a good site for info on allergies is www.allergyuk.org

Reply 16

Revd. Mike

17

ARGH this makes me mad! thats not actually crap thats actually a proven method for allergy testing used by quite a few homeopathic doctors, see floozie's quote below, thats a similar method to the one you described

Homeopathic doctors lol. I know for a fact that the allergy "specialist" that my mother saw who administered that test didn't have a ****ing clue what she was talking about. She talked about a load of made up science and biology, and generally spoke nonsense.

Also: http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/electro.html

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