I got a couple questions for you. Is the food tolerance test you took a standard common test that most gastro drs. will do or did you have a special type or specific one done?[/quote]
Keep in mind I live in Canada, so things are different.
I went to a local blood lab to get blood drawn to check my T levels and lipids and found the pamphlet in the lab that you see in the OP. I then took the pamphlet to my family doctor had him authorize the test and had blood drawn. Authorization from your doctor is needed here for it to be covered by my insurance.
A lot of naturopath’s offer food sensitivity testing at least where I live. You might have to pay out of pocket though.
Here is a copy of the brochure, perhaps you can seek out the equivalent where you live
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Also I noticed on your results that rice was very low numerically compared to other foods at top of list. Does that mean any food on the list is off limits even with low numbers?
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When you get the results it comes with multiple pages of recommendations that I never posted. Very briefly, they recommend you almost completely eliminate the foods that you have extreme sensitivities to and try to cut down the ones lower on the scale to only a few times per week.
Even though rice is lower on the scale I’ve been eating tons of it daily since I was a kid. I think the main reason I’ve seen such returns from eliminating rice is because how much and how often I consume it. By contrast I always kinda knew from how I felt that wheat and dairy for were no good for me and had taken steps to limit them over the years. Oh and I rarely consumed potatoes in the past so I think adding in the variety also helped.
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Interesting stuff raj. I’ve been contemplating doing an elimination diet or food allergy test myself for some time now due to digestive issues.
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If you’re completely new to this stuff, I would try a quick and cheap solution and drink Raw apple cider vinegar daily (get only the brand you see in the pic I posted).
A lot of people have found relief drinking it daily.
Ok thanks for all the info. I have been diagnosed with Barrets esophagus and I’ve always have had digestive issues in general for years that have gotten worse. From what I’ve read a lot of my issues can be caused by food intolerances. Digestive enzymes, probiotis or HCL tabs never worked so I figured this is my next step.
Though you have had positive results could that not be attributed to the change in carbs sources, removal of over consumed foods and the addition of fermented/probiotic foods?
From the admitted little research I have done it seems there is no science backing these tests.
“At present, there are no reliable and validated clinical tests for the diagnosis of food intolerance. While intolerances are non-immune by definition, IgG testing is actively promoted for diagnosis, and to guide management. These tests lack both a sound scientific rationale and evidence of effectiveness. The lack of correlation between results and actual symptoms, and the risks resulting from unnecessary food avoidance, escalate the potential for harm from this test. Further, there is no published clinical evidence to support the use of IgG tests to determine the need for vitamins or supplements. In light of the lack of clinical relevance, and the potential for harm resulting from their use, allergy and immunology organizations worldwide advise against the use of IgG testing for food intolerance”
This thread is actually pretty interesting, I might do the same. It doesn’t really matter if it’s not 100% proved, it can still be pretty useful.
I also feel that the government would not be pressed to acknowledge this test as proven here in Canada. Everyone would want to do it, and they don’t want that since it would cost money.
So I have done the full elimination diet route and would recommend it to anyone here to complete. My wife coaches people on diet and uses these test in conjunction with food logs. If you think about how they are working, they are testing for the immune system producing antibodies not a histamine response that is easy to spot in a testing environment. What therajraj did right is take these test a few months apart. We have noticed the same thing that foods that are common in the diet will show up and there will be things that are eliminated completely that will show up again and again even when someone is not eating them. So the things that repeat are definitely something to be on guard for.
That said there is some quaky theories that kinda buy that say that the antibodies being produced by specific foods that are present in the diet are result of leaky gut. I can see the logic in that the gut might be allowing more whole proteins to pass and the immune system picks up on these and tries to rid the body of them. That is not to say you have to eliminate them. Most of the time we just start working with people on prebiotic / probiotic and gut health issues.
Anyway I highly rec doing a elimination diet for everyone here. Whole 30, SCD, GAPS, etc are all good ones. After the adjustment period you will feel amazed at how good you feel and how well you train. Especially met con work as you never know how bad food allergies effect your lung capacity and condition.
I personally ended up not eating dairy and yeast. Now I eat a pretty close to paleo carb cycled program.
