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Intolerance Testing

  • 25-01-2016 2:06pm
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    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #2
    Merkin
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    Mod: I think think would be more suited to the Nutrition forum so I will move it for you. Forum rules may differ.


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    Clareman
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 24,005 Mod ✭✭✭✭Clareman


    I just saw this pop up on the main page.

    I got a test down a year or so back with YorkTest.ie and I couldn't recommend it highly enough, I think some insurance companies will give money back on some of the tests (e.g. Boots).

    What I did was got onto YorkTest.ie, they recommended the IBS Test as this covers everything, they sent out a pack, I pricked my finger and sent back the test, they sent me the results and I had a few follow ups with a nutritionist.

    Now I know a lot of people will say it's all hokem and not worth anything, but it worked for me/


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    looksee
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    Pharmacies were doing them till relatively recently - I had one done 12 months ago. Really though, I would not take them terribly seriously. I have on a couple of occasions been told I was intolerant to various things and have established that it is not the case. On the other hand I am off wheat for the moment though am not at all sure it is relevant. I have been very strict about it but now I really need to introduce some gluten and see what happens, then some wheat.

    I think the only reliable way of testing for intolerance is to choose one of the main suspects - wheat, dairy etc and go strictly off them for several weeks, one at a time. If you feel better without it, go back on it and see do the symptoms return. Or you can go off a number of things and gradually reintroduce them, one at a time.

    You have to be very fussy about it and learn about food. For example most beer has gluten in it, so there is no point stopping eating bread then having a few beers.


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    looksee
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    duplicate


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    looksee
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    duplicate


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    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #8
    rustyzip
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    http://www.yorktest.ie/products/food-drink-scan-test/

    I'm thinking of getting that test.. need to save up for it though!!


  • #9
    Clareman
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    rustyzip wrote: »
    http://www.yorktest.ie/products/food-drink-scan-test/

    I'm thinking of getting that test.. need to save up for it though!!

    You should get the IBS 1 as there isn't a huge difference in price (when I did it there wasn't any different) and it tests for a lot more. If you want to PM me I'll send you on my account number with them, I think they give a discount to people who are referred.


  • #10
    PinkLemonade
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    I have lactose intolerance, I have no idea how a blood test would detect it - I don't think that's possible.

    Have you gone to your GP about it?


  • #11
    Clareman
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    PinkLemonade wrote: »
    I have lactose intolerance, I have no idea how a blood test would detect it - I don't think that's possible.

    Have you gone to your GP about it?

    My understanding is the blood test checks to see what antibodies are in your blood, if you have a heightened amount of some types it can indicate an intolerance.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/putting-food-intolerance-tests-under-the-microscope-1.1622035


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  • #12
    PinkLemonade
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    Clareman wrote: »
    My understanding is the blood test checks to see what antibodies are in your blood, if you have a heightened amount of some types it can indicate an intolerance.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/putting-food-intolerance-tests-under-the-microscope-1.1622035

    That blood test will not detect lactose intolerance or any other digestive intolerance from what I can see. I hope that's made clear to the customers buying it


  • #13
    sullivlo
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    Clareman wrote: »
    My understanding is the blood test checks to see what antibodies are in your blood, if you have a heightened amount of some types it can indicate an intolerance.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/putting-food-intolerance-tests-under-the-microscope-1.1622035

    Yeah, they detect levels of compounds in your blood that will indicate that you have had a reaction / response to the food. However, they only work if you have eaten the food within a reasonable time frame before the test. For example, you may be intolerant to wheat but if you've been avoiding it because you're bloated by bread then it won't be detected as a response - if that makes sense.

    If you're going down this route, eat a very varied diet in advance of the test to get the best possible value from it.

    I work in immunology and have worked with people in hospitals who discuss food intolerances scientifically, and really there is no 100% reliable method to detect the intolerances.

    From my own experience of chronic food intolerances, I went the food exclusion route. I started with a gluten free diet for 6 weeks and then reintroduced gluten, then wheat back into my diet. I noticed an intolerance to wheat, so cut it out again. But I was still having issues.

    I then did the FODMAP diet (under a dietitian) and discovered a few more intolerances. But its not simple - you could be intolerant to traces of a food, but able to tolerate well higher amounts of it. For example, if I have just a small portion of broccoli I pay for it, yet I could eat a plate of it and have no symptoms. It's odd, but a known effect of food intolerances.


  • #14
    stoksyXL
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    I got one done here a few months ago, dropped in had a chat and took some blood, had the results back in 2 weeks and showed that I was intolerant to a lot of the foods I've been eating over the last few years.

    http://www.fitzwilliamfoodtest.com


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    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #16
    stoksyXL
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    Patww79 wrote: »
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    There you go...
    http://www.fitzwilliamfoodtest.com/about/dublin-clinic/

    They're located in Fitzwilliam St, D2.


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    OldMrBrennan83
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