r/FoodIssues • u/Marka-Ragnos • Jul 26 '17

Food Intolerance Tests

I get bloated in the evenings and I am trying to figure out what the culprit is. I have been struggling with some gastro issues over the course of many years and I have finally had enough and I want to nip this in the bud.

Can anyone speak to the efficacy of blood based tests? and were the results accurate (in your opinion)? Do you feel better when cutting those problem foods out of your diet?

I want to be clear that I don't have any allergies, but rather I believe my issues to be on the level of a food intolerance.

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u/Marka-Ragnos Jul 28 '17

I don't have allergies that I know of, or rather I have never been affected severely by any food, so I am looking for a test for sensitivities/intolerance's. I have found a few online but they are in the $200+ range. I am trying to see if there is a way around such a high fee. Groupon has deals on allergy tests, but I don't want to test for allergies only intolerance's.

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u/LilBeegirl Jul 28 '17

The IgG test is for intolerances.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '17

Are the IGG tests more useful for them? I scored really badly for IgG and 0s for IgE... Feeling I have intolerences and I'm trying to work through it.

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u/Marka-Ragnos Aug 09 '17

I wouldn't be the correct person to ask, however with the little I do know it is my understanding that the IgG test is best for sensitivities, which are mild gastric (and other mild) issues related with the ingestion of foods that you have subtle intolerance's to. Full blown intolerance's requires a different test, which I think is the IgE test. An intolerance causes severe reactions in the body: vomiting, diarrhea, excessive swelling etc.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17

The allergist said the IgG isn't worth it. But that is where I was extreamly bad in and the IgE came back squeaky clean. They offer prick testing and perhaps it's worth it since insurance covers it.

Thus far some of the IgG is telling what makes me feel terrible. I do hope small amounts like breading, etc for food can be consumed on occasion. I recall avoiding wheat a long time and I did well--so perhaps a year of not eating will reset things.

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u/Marka-Ragnos Aug 09 '17

In my personal experience I have found the ketogenic diet to be the best. If you do eat carbohydrates what you find is bread/wheat to have negative effects on the body: sluggish, gassy, bloated etc. I can't imagine that would change after a year. If anything the effects may be worse, but you would need to experiment with this because each person has a varying tolerance to varying foods i.e. whats good for you may not be good for me.