Food intolerance test - Clontarf clinic

harry999

I have a food intolerance for wheat (I know as it upsets my stomach when eat) so think of going for this test in Clontarf - what do you think? expensive? worth while? Thanks.

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[FONT=Times New Roman,serif]It usually takes between 20 to 40mins with our Allergist, Dr Ranbir Kaulsay and the cost for this is €120.00.[/FONT]
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I don't really see the point, will you get anything else out of it than "stop eating wheat" which you already know?

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bluewolf wrote: »

I don't really see the point, will you get anything else out of it than "stop eating wheat" which you already know?

It may be something that comes with wheat that he is intolerant too, also he could be allergic instead or maybe autoimmune issue. However this testing does not yield solid results - you should probably start with going to GP if you suspect you are sick.

CatInABox

I got this done in Clontarf, and from my point of view, it was worth it. Gave me a list of things I should avoid, including things as diverse as dairy, peas and sushi (Seaweed).

I will say though, that I was going through severe IBS at the time, and was desperate for anything to work. Would going onto a plain diet have worked just as much? Probably, but at least this way I had a list of what to avoid.

harry999

I got a test of what food to avoid last year for €30 by posting away a sample of hair to be tested. It seems to be pretty accurate & now feel better by avoiding the foods told to on the list. I hope by doing this test it may be more accurate, it will prob cost €450 & this much more expensive than the previous €30 test. So do you think I should do this test? If you done this test how did it help you? Will I ever be able to eat the foods I'm intolerant to again? Thanks

CatInABox

harry999 wrote: »

I got a test of what food to avoid last year for €30 by posting away a sample of hair to be tested. It seems to be pretty accurate & now feel better by avoiding the foods told to on the list. I hope by doing this test it may be more accurate, it will prob cost €450 & this much more expensive than the previous €30 test. So do you think I should do this test? If you done this test how did it help you? Will I ever be able to eat the foods I'm intolerant to again? Thanks

I'm not a doctor of any sort, so I can't really recommend anything.

At the time, I was suffering quite badly from IBS, which had been brought on by strong antibiotics. I had gone through a few health check ups at this stage, and my GP hadn't found anything. I figured that as it was stomach related, perhaps I had developed an intolerance to something.

After doing some research, it seemed like only two places did this sort of testing, so I went with these Clontarf guys because they were literally within walking distance. The results were quite informative, and gave me a list of foodstuffs to avoid.

As I was quite desperate at that stage, I went on what was essentially an elimination diet, during which I didn't have anything on the list. After a few months, I began to reintroduce items on the list that were marked as intolerant.

I found that a few items I just couldn't have at all, some I could have in some forms, but not others (Dairy was fine, but ice-cream was a total no-no), and other items I could have with no trouble at all. An example of this would be coffee, which would cause a problem before the diet, but was fine after the diet.

In that sense, the food test was good for me, however, you could also skip straight to the elimination diet.

As mentioned though, I'm not a doctor, so this isn't medical advice, just my experience. You can go and talk to your GP about what they offer, he/she might have some other ideas too?

harry999

HI Thanks for your message on the food intolerance issue & Clontarf clinic test.

I got the test done last Friday, it is expensive but at least I will have an idea of what I can eat.

Did you just watch what you eat to solve your IBS problem or had you to do more tests etc? Thanks