Food Intolerance Test

What is Food Intolerance?

Many people have chronic food sensitivity. Unlike the immediate effects of IgE mediated food allergy, IgG mediated food sensitivity reactions may take several days to appear. Controlled removal of the suspect foods from the patient’s diet in many cases will improve the patient’s condition.

SYMPTOMS OF FOOD INTOLERANCE:

Food Intolerance can manifest itself in many ways ranging from:

Headache
Fatigue
Itchy Skin (Eczema)
Insomnia
Migraines
Depression
Skin Problems
Sinusitis
Persistent Cough
Arthritis and Joint Pain
Autoimmune Diseases
Chronic Respiratory Symptoms (Wheezing or Bronchitis)
Abdominal Pain
Bowel Problems (Colitis, Diarrhoea, Constipation)
Weight Problems / Obesity
Irritable Bowel Syndrome

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALLERGY AND FOOD INTOLERANCE

	Allergy	Intolerance
Food	Peanut, Shellfish	Gluten, dairy
Mediated	IgE	IgG
Rate of Response	Immediate after ingestion	Delayed up to 72 Hrs after ingestion
Mechanism	Rapid production of histamine	Gradual formation of Ag/Ab Complexes and release of inflammatory mediators
Symptoms	Classical allergic response	Many symptoms affecting any part of body
Severity	Can be fatal	Not life – threatening
Permanence	Can last lifetime	Can be reversed or reduced by elimination of foods
Diagnosis	Often self-diagnosed	Rarely self-diagnosed
Skin-Prick test	Positive	Negative

WHO NEEDS A FOOD INTOLERANCE TEST?

As an essential Wellness test, food intolerance testing is recommended for all at least twice in their lifetime, once around 10-25 years and again around the 50th year. You could also choose this test for yourself and your family if you notice any common signs of intolerance like fatigue, breathlessness, lethargy, headaches, bloating and abdominal discomfort especially in the – time period following a meal. A fairly simple blood sample and no requirement of fasting before make this an extremely convenient test for a better energetic life.

THE UNIQUENESS OF THE TEST

First Protein Microarray test which can detect more than 200 foods IgG in a single step. Unlike other tests, it requires a minimum volume of blood sample and has a higher sensitivity as compared to other available technologies such as ELISA. The test comprises a comprehensive list of more than 200 foods in European, American and Asian diets including India.

WHAT NEXT AFTER ONE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR FOOD INTOLERANCE?

This test can help you in reducing or eliminating the food groups thereby improving the quality of life and reducing the incidence of food intolerance. After all, shifting from Tongue conscious intolerant food to health conscious tolerant food” is more important.

TESTS FOR ALL KINDS OF FOODS

With this test you can detect your intolerance to more than 200+ foods ranging from Dairy products, Sea food, Fruits, Grains, Spices/Herbs.

Meat, Vegetables and many others.

Examples of different food type tests performed

Food Type	Food Items
Dairy	Buffalo Milk, Cow’s Milk, Egg White, Casein Egg Yolk, Goat Milk And Many More
Fish / Seafood	Grab, Oyster, Cockle, Eel, Lobster, Prawn. Cutilefish, Octopus, Salmon And Many More
Fruit	Apple, Banana, Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Blueberry, Cherry, Cranberry Date, Grape, Guava, Lemon, Mango, Orange, Papaya, Tomato, Watermelon And Many More
Grain	Com (Malize), Malt, Millet, Oat, Rice, Rye Flour, Wheat And Many More
Herbs & Spices	Aloe Vera, Clove, Coriander (Leaf), Curry (Mixed Spices), Garlic, Ginger, Red Chilli, Rosemary, Saffron, Thyme, Vanila, Cinnamon, Mustard Seed And Many More
Meat	Beef, Billy Goat, Chicken, Lamb, Pork, Ox And Many More
Nuts	Almond, Cashew Nut, Coconut, Peanut Pine Nut, Pistachio, Walnut And Many More
Vegetables	Beet Root, Bean (Broad), Bean (Green), Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Cucumber, Gourd, Onion, Potato, Radish, Soya Bean, Spinach And Many More
Others	Cane Sugar, Cocoa Bean, Coffee, Honey. Mushroom, Sesame Seed, Tea (Black), Sunflower Seed, Yeast And Many More

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DISCLAIMER

All material provided in this brochure is provided for educational and informational purposes only Consult with your doctor regarding the advisability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your individual situation. The management reserves the right to change any information and prices mentioned herein without prior notice for improvement of performance.

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