Food intolerance test

[Zivic-Bubac]

This is a huge hit in my town, my sister done it and several of my friends.

You all probably heard about it, but here it is in a nut shell: it's a blood test that discovers what food your body is intolerant of. It's not the same as allergy. You can google more.

According to the site of the lab who do this test here, food intolerance may cause wide variety of health problems:
Digestive problems (flatulence, colic, diarrhea, vomiting, acidic reflux,...)
Dermatological ( acne, rash, eczema, itchiness,...)
Respiratory ( asthma, stuffy nose, infections...)
Neurological ( migraines, headaches, vertigo,...)
Psychological (nervousness, depression, lethargy, lack of concentration, panic attacks, sleeping disorders,...)
Pain in muscles and joints and also may be the cause of reduction diets failure.


You get the list of 250 items you are advised or not to eat, divided in categories ( fruit, veggies, meat, dairy,fish, teas,...)

Most of the people do it to help them to lose weight or to have more energy.

And finally my question :)
Anyone done it yet? Do you guys think it might be a useful thing for blue sway? Maybe in order t have more energy, which would be nice in my case?

[n710]

Haven't heard of it, I'll have to google. Not sure if it would be good or not. I guess it depends on what foods it comes back with that are not good for you. Almost reminds me of the Indian Ayurveda stuff

[Zivic-Bubac]

I guess it depends on what foods it comes back with that are not good for you. I was thinking it would be good to get my body in an optimal health condition, regardless of allowed food? I'm not sure tho :think:

[atomic sagebrush]

I ~personally~ think some of these things are a little bit gimmicky but of course it is very possible to have sensitivities to things like dairy, grain, or nightshade plants. Is this something that is done by a doctor or is it someone selling a product like a diet plan or supplements??

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh and just to share my experience, I was lactose intolerant with my last two boys and still had them even though I kept eating a lot of dairy foods and only got my girl after cutting out most dairy, and my friend found out she was gluten intolerant and conceived a girl after having conceived 4 boys after she cut out gluten, so it seems to me like at least for us, eating foods we were intolerant to didn't keep us from getting boys, and cutting out the foods we were sensitive to didn't keep us from getting girls.

[BeadinMom]

My son is allergic to corn...
If I wouldn't have seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it, but there is a DEFINITE difference in him when we limit his intake of corn and corn products.
He's also allergic to peanuts and treenuts, but with those, he will go into anaphylaxis...with the corn, he gets the respiratory symptoms of allergies, his eczema flairs and his personality changes - his eyes become almost glassy, lethargic, difficulty concentrating or focusing and sometimes VERY irritable.
When we found out he was allergic, we stopped all corn (which was almost IMPOSSIBLE) and the change was so noticeable that my parents and in-laws wanted to know what I had done with my son. lol.
Every evening my parents would come to my house to visit...right before the boys would go up to bed they would kiss my parents and go upstairs...each of the boys, except my middle son. He always angrily stomped up the stairs and wouldn't kiss anybody. And the 3rd night after we stopped the corn...he kissed everybody and was sweet as pie. My mom turned to me and said, "This is NOT the same child."
Unfortunately, stopping corn intake really IS almost impossible...it's in EVERYTHING...corn flour, corn syrup, corn disguised as other names like fructose or maize, etc. AND with his nut allergies, we hate to limit EVERYTHING he gets, so we do our best, but try not to make his life miserable.

Having said all that, I don't really see what or how it would all relate to swaying. And I do agree with Atomic, I've seen several things out there that were pretty much just gimmicks. My son was tested by a pediatric allergist.

[Zivic-Bubac]

Is this something that is done by a doctor or is it someone selling a product like a diet plan or supplements??It's done in the laboratories, you have to go to one, lab tech takes blood sample and I guess the results are interpreted by biochemist. It's pricey :(

[ELP]

BeadinMom thats fascinating about the corn!! I would love to have these sorts of tests done as I'm sure that alot of behaviour problems are linked to food. I know after Ive had a white bread and sugar binge I become really angry and miserable about an hour later. I wouldn't know how to go about it in the UK though??

[Zivic-Bubac]

I wouldn't know how to go about it in the UK though??Here is what I've found for you: Food Intolerance Testing UK - Home (http://www.foodintolerancetestinguk.co.uk/) and Food Intolerance Testing, Allergy Tests & Food Sensitivity Testing | YorkTest (http://www.yorktest.com/) :)

I'm still not sure whether to do it or not. Being a Libra is quite tiring :wink:

[ELP]

Here is what I've found for you: Food Intolerance Testing UK - Home (http://www.foodintolerancetestinguk.co.uk/) and Food Intolerance Testing, Allergy Tests & Food Sensitivity Testing | YorkTest (http://www.yorktest.com/) :)

I'm still not sure whether to do it or not. Being a Libra is quite tiring :wink:Thankyou ZB:bigsmile: xxx

[atomic sagebrush]

I did want to point out that even if you pass an allergy test you can still be allergic to something - my son had a bad reaction to pine nuts 2 years ago, then passed an allergy test done by an allergist, then just recently had another bad reaction to pine nuts so is def. allergic to them.

[BeadinMom]

Atomic, was it the skin or blood test? My doctor said there's a lot of false positive & negatives with the skin tests, but not so much with the blood.

ELP, a friend recommended the book "Is This Your Child?" by Doris Rapp...it has some really great info about food allergies in children and adults. I bought it on either eBay or Amazon a few yrs ago for like $2.

[atomic sagebrush]

It was the skin test but the allergist didn't like blood tests for nut allergies ?!? he didn't explain why.

[Alice]

Just seen this post and it reminded me - I just found out I have something called histamine intolerance. It means I react in an 'allergic' type way to certain foods although it isn't true allergy. Now I have to start a low histamine diet which means I can eat hardly anything at all. What interested me was how many of the things on the 'forbidden' list are foods I love and are also not recommended for TTC pink. No tomato products of any kind, nothing pickled, no processed food of any kind, nothing fermented which means virtually no dairy except plain milk...no canned fish or shellfish, no dressings of any kind....I would go on but the list is very long. What it boils down to is that I can eat hardly anything apart from vegetables (preferably cooked), apples with the skin off, pears, rice and pasta. I am looking to ttc pink around March/April. I would be interested to see whether I have a girl - will definitely keep you posted!

[becca]

oooh, I think that sounds interesting. I'd love to know what is good/bad for my body. I wonder if they're doing that blood test in the US. I'll google it too.

Since I've started the HE diet (2 weeks ago or so), I'm feeling great! Lots of energy, tons less gas and no bloating. I'm having trouble pinning down what exactly is different - mainly just eating more fruits/vegs and more frequently, but I did cut milk and cheese and mochas (ugh, I miss them). I'm going to have some cheese in a bit and see if anything changes. Maybe its the just combo of carbs and protein that my body likes.

[Adia]

This is very interesting. I have had a lot of experience with food intolerance. When I was prego with DD3 I started having serious intestinal issues and more problems with anemia, I had had it for years. I just attributed it to pregnancy.

When she was about 18mos old I started having tons of issues especially after I started eating Cream of Wheat for breakfast - that's healthy, right?? Horrible intestinal problems, terrible foggy headaches in the afternoon, bloated stomach, terrible anemia, half a sore throat (seriously), etc I finally figured out I was intolerant to wheat/gluten. It took me several months to figure it all out and about a year to truly accept it and embrace it. It was so hard to accept because I LOVED all things bakes, cookies, cakes, etc. I don't care for processed things but homemade - YUM!

I read somewhere that antibiotics can wear down the intestinal track and eventually it can become intolerant to wheat, dairy, etc. I have had chronic bladder and kidney infections since I had DD1 which means antibiotics. I could swear the chronic infections are related to low estrogen, but that is just a speculation. I have had problems with anemia since I was a teenager. I think the antibiotics just pushed my system over the edge.

Someone told me my blood type had a lot to do with it. I am type O+ which tends to have a gluten intolerance. Once I finally accepted the intolerance I was still having trouble so I started doing food elimination. I couldn't tolerate straight milk anymore, so I tried soy milk, couldn't handle that either. Now I drink almond milk and no more problems. I still love diary, cheese, yogurt, sour cream, I just avoid straight milk.

Now that I am TTC blue I am hoping that identifying my food intolerance issues will only help me. I am just generally healthier which is good for blue. When I was getting prego with DD2 & DD3 I was not very healthy in general and still eating gluten/wheat.

With all that being said, I am still having some intestinal manifestations that this TTC blue diet is not something I can keep up for very long. Lots of gas and such...hopefully this is just attributed to the loads of potassium and sodium I am getting through my diet. I am drinking coconut water this weeks which I knew would be a lot on my system. I knew better than to try drinking COT, it would have been ugly!

[atomic sagebrush]

oooh, I think that sounds interesting. I'd love to know what is good/bad for my body. I wonder if they're doing that blood test in the US. I'll google it too.

Since I've started the HE diet (2 weeks ago or so), I'm feeling great! Lots of energy, tons less gas and no bloating. I'm having trouble pinning down what exactly is different - mainly just eating more fruits/vegs and more frequently, but I did cut milk and cheese and mochas (ugh, I miss them). I'm going to have some cheese in a bit and see if anything changes. Maybe its the just combo of carbs and protein that my body likes.

becca, if you are a bit lactose intolerant - gas and bloating are def. symptoms - you CAN have cheese and yogurt because the lactose in them is predigested by the friendly microorganisms that turn the dairy into cheese and yogurt.

[atomic sagebrush]

This is very interesting. I have had a lot of experience with food intolerance. When I was prego with DD3 I started having serious intestinal issues and more problems with anemia, I had had it for years. I just attributed it to pregnancy.

When she was about 18mos old I started having tons of issues especially after I started eating Cream of Wheat for breakfast - that's healthy, right?? Horrible intestinal problems, terrible foggy headaches in the afternoon, bloated stomach, terrible anemia, half a sore throat (seriously), etc I finally figured out I was intolerant to wheat/gluten. It took me several months to figure it all out and about a year to truly accept it and embrace it. It was so hard to accept because I LOVED all things bakes, cookies, cakes, etc. I don't care for processed things but homemade - YUM!

I read somewhere that antibiotics can wear down the intestinal track and eventually it can become intolerant to wheat, dairy, etc. I have had chronic bladder and kidney infections since I had DD1 which means antibiotics. I could swear the chronic infections are related to low estrogen, but that is just a speculation. I have had problems with anemia since I was a teenager. I think the antibiotics just pushed my system over the edge.

Someone told me my blood type had a lot to do with it. I am type O+ which tends to have a gluten intolerance. Once I finally accepted the intolerance I was still having trouble so I started doing food elimination. I couldn't tolerate straight milk anymore, so I tried soy milk, couldn't handle that either. Now I drink almond milk and no more problems. I still love diary, cheese, yogurt, sour cream, I just avoid straight milk.

Now that I am TTC blue I am hoping that identifying my food intolerance issues will only help me. I am just generally healthier which is good for blue. When I was getting prego with DD2 & DD3 I was not very healthy in general and still eating gluten/wheat.

With all that being said, I am still having some intestinal manifestations that this TTC blue diet is not something I can keep up for very long. Lots of gas and such...hopefully this is just attributed to the loads of potassium and sodium I am getting through my diet. I am drinking coconut water this weeks which I knew would be a lot on my system. I knew better than to try drinking COT, it would have been ugly!

I'm glad you figured it out!

It's a fact that frequent use of antibiotics kill off healthy microorganisms that live in your digestive tract and help digest your foods, so aside from any intolerance issues, it is VERY common to have tummy trouble after long periods of time on antibiotics. I put this in yoru sway plan but it's very important for you personally to take probiotics not only for your sway but your overall health.

It is not uncommon to have some tummy upset when you start a new diet, so give it a couple weeks on the HE Diet to see if it settles back down again. The increased fruit/veg intake can make you have a sick tummy for awhile.

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh and if you're gassy from the veg, try Beano.