allergy testing

Fidge13

hey, does anybody know of any allergy testers around the Kildare area please?

locum-motion

Fidge13 wrote: »

hey, does anybody know of a good/recommended allergy tester around the Kildare area please?

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drzhivago

Fidge13 wrote: »

hey, does anybody know of any allergy testers around the Kildare area please?

you are looking for something pretty specific there, why target the kildare area only, if you had said the Letterkenny area I can understand that Dublin might be out of reach but from Kildare Dublin is a short hop

What are you trying to test for?

Are you aware this will involved needles and skinpatch testing +/- taking blood for tests

In public hospitals there is only one immunologist in Dublin in St James I believe

There are a number of GPs who also do this if you google GP, allergy you will find some

What is more useful is the desensitisation if you find you are useful if they offer that service

Fidge13

I want kildare cos it's handier than going to Dublin.
I'm looking to be tested for food allergies mainly.
I will search for GPs -- i didnt realise they could test for that kind of thing....

aidan.connolly

Two Clinics that I know about but not in Kildare

Slievemore Clinic - Paul Carson ( expensive ) ( Dublin )

Blackrock Clinic - Bruse Mitchel ( not as expensive ) ( Dublin)

Both are very good. I would reccomend that you stick to a professional.

There is also an Immunoligist in Beaumont Hospital - Mary Keoghan, but the waiting list is approx 16 months.

Good luck with it.

Fidge13

aidan.connolly wrote: »

Two Clinics that I know about but not in Kildare

Slievemore Clinic - Paul Carson ( expensive ) ( Dublin )

Blackrock Clinic - Bruse Mitchel ( not as expensive ) ( Dublin)

Both are very good. I would reccomend that you stick to a professional.

There is also an Immunoligist in Beaumont Hospital - Mary Keoghan, but the waiting list is approx 16 months.

Good luck with it.

thanks for that Aidan, I will investigate further

GalwayGunner

I'm thinking of going to one of these guys to get checked out - am having same issues as the OP.

Can anyone tell me is it worth it?? Did you find that it helped??

cbyrd

what you need then is somewhere like the amber clinic in mullingar..
they test for all sorts of food sensitivities which are different to allergies.
Dr <mod snip> is an Immunologist and she tests for allergies that result usually in anaphylatic shock and you're usually referred by your gp or hospital after an episode. (only took 2 weeks for me to get a public appointment with her this monday gone by)
mater private do allergy skin testing and costs about €80 you can get referred by your gp.
otherwise it's testing by clinics that do reflexology and stuff like that..i'm sure if you google it you'll get a list.