food intolerance test

[Guest guest]

I posted this question once and did not get a response, so I would like

to post it again. We did a food intolerance test and

subsequently removed the offending food. It is my understanding that a

food intolerance results from a damaged gut. We have been healing his

gut with various products since last August. We NEVER have seen a

reaction from an infraction. If I did another food intolerance test

and his gut has healed, should it show no intolerances? He is on

enzymes now and I want to start adding food back into his diet. Can

anyone clear this up for me? We are going on vacation

this summer and I would LOVE to be able to have him eat like the rest

of the family, but not to the detrement of his health and behavior.

Thanks

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

This is only my understanding...

If he is away from the foods long enough and his gut has been able to heal then

the test could or should come back with no more intolerances. What happens next

will depend on your son.

If you test now and the results are negative it doesn't necessarily mean if you

add the foods back it won't re-damage the gut. To be very sure you may need to

add them back and then retest.

The enzymes are a wonderful thing. I will forever be thankful for Devin Houston

for making these products!!! My son was on a gfcf diet for a couple of years

and we only recently started enzymes. We have allowed him to eat gluten with no

restrictions but not really any dairy (long family history of intolerance). I

haven't seen any reactions, his are behaviorally and eczema on his eyelids. I

assume that his gut is doing well as the enzymes are digesting the foods before

they hit the gut area where they would be doing damage.

Many do let their kids go at least partially off their diet. Some do still have

reactions with the enzymes. If you son never showed reactions (and mine would

only if were a BIG infraction after a long time on the diet) I honestly would be

inclined to try adding foods back and then retesting just to be sure you aren't

headed down the gut destruction path again.

That is my 2 cents, would be the best to answer. Have you looked at her

site? It is www.enzymestuff.com

I wish you well. I know what you mean about the vacation. We recently went

home for a week and I won't lie, it was really nice not having to worry so much.

cherylppls <cherylppls@...> wrote:

I posted this question once and did not get a response, so I would like

to post it again. We did a food intolerance test and

subsequently removed the offending food. It is my understanding that a

food intolerance results from a damaged gut. We have been healing his

gut with various products since last August. We NEVER have seen a

reaction from an infraction. If I did another food intolerance test

and his gut has healed, should it show no intolerances? He is on

enzymes now and I want to start adding food back into his diet. Can

anyone clear this up for me? We are going on vacation

this summer and I would LOVE to be able to have him eat like the rest

of the family, but not to the detrement of his health and behavior.

Thanks

Cheryl

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[Guest guest]

> I posted this question once and did not get a response, so I would like

> to post it again.

Sorry, I didn't answer because I haven't done those sorts of tests.

Now reading more closely -- my question is, after the tests that

showed specific intolerances, and you removed those foods and added

enzymes -- was there any change?

What I'd do is try adding in some pure (no additives) examples of

those foods with enzymes and see what happens. If there's no reaction

at all I'd guess the food is tolerated now.

Nell

[Guest guest]

Cheryl,

Yes, if his gut is better, the intolerances go away, both on the

test and accordingly by observation.

This happenned to my son. He showed 20 food intolerances a year

ago, and a year later less than a handful, and only 1 is the same

(corn syrup!).

You can usually call the lab that did the test for a free (included

with the test) consult with a doctor on staff. They will tell you to

rotate the previously offending foods weekly, or every 4 days. Then

if he truly retests negative as my son did, they said every other

day was fine.

This may be different for true allergies versus intolerances.

>

> cherylppls <cherylppls@y...> wrote:

> I posted this question once and did not get a response, so I would

like

> to post it again. We did a food intolerance test and

> subsequently removed the offending food. It is my understanding

that a

> food intolerance results from a damaged gut. We have been healing

his

> gut with various products since last August. We NEVER have seen a

> reaction from an infraction. If I did another food intolerance

test

> and his gut has healed, should it show no intolerances? He is on

> enzymes now and I want to start adding food back into his diet.

Can

> anyone clear this up for me? We are going on vacation

> this summer and I would LOVE to be able to have him eat like the

rest

> of the family, but not to the detrement of his health and behavior.

> Thanks

> Cheryl

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

I had the test from Sage Labs in Florida for my son. It was a blood

test and was around $1000.00. Our insurance finally paid most of our

bill after many letters. It was by far the best intervention my son

has had. He had tons of foods, preservatives... on his list. Getting

used to the new diet was very hard but well worth it for us. Our son

is still low functioning however he is much better(in behavior and

health) than he was. Good Luck.

Lori

[ ] Food Intolerance Test

I think that I am going to bite the bullet here so to speak and pay out

of

pocket to have this test done on my 3 year old ASD /SPD son .. Insurance

won't cover it but I am reading so many articles that say that the

immune

system and the food intolerances go hand in hand.. My son has been on 18

antibiotics and is sick every single month.. I have not tried the GFCF

diet

yet, it's such a huge commitment to make and not to mention expensive

too .

I read today that food intolerance could actually cause the immune

system to

weaken and cause the chronic colds and sinus infections that my son gets

every single month.. Anyone else heard of this ?

Can anyone recommend who they've used for this food tolerance test ? I

can't afford the DAN doctor but I may be able to afford the one test

and get

the results sent directly to me .. The pediatrician does NOT believe in

this

and I would love nothing more than to prove him wrong on this and so

many

other things that he is so closed minded about.. I had to beg him to

order a

yeast test and he assured me it would come back negative and guess

what, it

came back positive.. He was not happy . he still thinks that biomedical

things are ridiculous and don't work !

I've heard of the Great plains lab, but that's about it - can anyone

offer

assistance or suggestions for me ?

Thanks so much

[Guest guest]

I used Great Plains for both my sons. The first was $300 because

insurance rejected it and I had to pay for it myself.

The second was $200 because I got smart and paid the cash price upfront

(discounted).

I'm very happy we did and plan to food challenge my sons in a few years

and see if they have improved. I will use the tests again to verify the

results.

Good luck,

Janet

[Guest guest]

check this place: My cousing had her sons' test done here becuase she

could not get a doctor to prescribe either and this one you do at home

with a blood spot...so no need to find a lab to draw.

http://yorkallergyusa.com/

Food Detective IgG ELISA At-Home Self-Test Kit

59-Food Panel: $279.00

IgG ELISA Food Intolerance Screening

96-Food Panel: $379.00

Includes 12 months of complimentary support

>

> I think that I am going to bite the bullet here so to speak and pay

out of

> pocket to have this test done on my 3 year old ASD /SPD son .. Insurance

> won't cover it but I am reading so many articles that say that the

immune

> system and the food intolerances go hand in hand.. My son has been on 18

> antibiotics and is sick every single month.. I have not tried the

GFCF diet

> yet, it's such a huge commitment to make and not to mention

expensive too .

> I read today that food intolerance could actually cause the immune

system to

> weaken and cause the chronic colds and sinus infections that my son gets

> every single month.. Anyone else heard of this ?

>

> Can anyone recommend who they've used for this food tolerance test ? I

> can't afford the DAN doctor but I may be able to afford the one test

and get

> the results sent directly to me .. The pediatrician does NOT believe

in this

> and I would love nothing more than to prove him wrong on this and so

many

> other things that he is so closed minded about.. I had to beg him to

order a

> yeast test and he assured me it would come back negative and guess

what, it

> came back positive.. He was not happy . he still thinks that biomedical

> things are ridiculous and don't work !

>

> I've heard of the Great plains lab, but that's about it - can

anyone offer

> assistance or suggestions for me ?

>

> Thanks so much

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm very lucky to have several doctors in my " small " communities witness and

have been amazed by my son's allergies. Not until 9 months old, trying soy

formula because he always spit up milk formula, he got a full body rash, did

we start discovering them. I was pumping and was so tired of doing double

duty, my older son being on the spectrum, busy times. Anyway..skin testing

with an allergist, he lit up like a xmas tree. Was amazing! I think in my

area I have top honors on food allergies. They learn and continue to learn

through us. That is why they call it practicing medicine. He does take

practice.

I was lucky to search out and have an allergist with a son with food

allergies. All my blood work has been done through Mayo. Insurance covered

it all. He is pediatrician too, called an allergy specialist and asthma was

also part of his specialty. Which we had a ton of issues too. Was amazing.

I hadn't even whipped is nose and the next day he couldn't breath. Every

cold was a trip in, steroids, antibiotics. We did flovent and that was a

huge help. This year I back off and we've been off now for a couple months.

I guess if you can find a good allergist, ask around, there are good and bad

there. I've heard (we've moved) the local one here does not believe in corn

allergies. Excuse me!!! He's not all that great with food allergies so we

don't see him. But you can be allergic to just about anything on this

planet.

Tammy

[ ] Food Intolerance Test

I think that I am going to bite the bullet here so to speak and pay out of

pocket to have this test done on my 3 year old ASD /SPD son .. Insurance

won't cover it but I am reading so many articles that say that the immune

system and the food intolerances go hand in hand.. My son has been on 18

antibiotics and is sick every single month.. I have not tried the GFCF diet

yet, it's such a huge commitment to make and not to mention expensive too .

I read today that food intolerance could actually cause the immune system to

weaken and cause the chronic colds and sinus infections that my son gets

every single month.. Anyone else heard of this ?

Can anyone recommend who they've used for this food tolerance test ? I

can't afford the DAN doctor but I may be able to afford the one test and get

the results sent directly to me .. The pediatrician does NOT believe in this

and I would love nothing more than to prove him wrong on this and so many

other things that he is so closed minded about.. I had to beg him to order a

yeast test and he assured me it would come back negative and guess what, it

came back positive.. He was not happy . he still thinks that biomedical

things are ridiculous and don't work !

I've heard of the Great plains lab, but that's about it - can anyone offer

assistance or suggestions for me ?

Thanks so much

[Guest guest]

I had food allergy testing done by a local naturopath. The appointment and

allergy panel was about $400, but well worth it in our case. The test showed

that my son is 100 % allergic to all wheat/gluten products (and gave the

specifics: rye, sphelt, etc.....). It also revealed that he's 100% allergic to

eggs, my son's second love -- bread is his first. It revealed that he WAS NOT

allergic to some of the things that I'd taken away, believing they were the

allergens. The allergy panel has given us a lot of necessary info, and I'm glad

we've had it done.

@...: tkuhn1@...: Tue, 25 Mar 2008

22:33:15 -0500Subject: RE: [ ] Food Intolerance Test

I'm very lucky to have several doctors in my " small " communities witness andhave

been amazed by my son's allergies. Not until 9 months old, trying soyformula

because he always spit up milk formula, he got a full body rash, didwe start

discovering them. I was pumping and was so tired of doing doubleduty, my older

son being on the spectrum, busy times. Anyway..skin testingwith an allergist, he

lit up like a xmas tree. Was amazing! I think in myarea I have top honors on

food allergies. They learn and continue to learnthrough us. That is why they

call it practicing medicine. He does takepractice.I was lucky to search out and

have an allergist with a son with foodallergies. All my blood work has been done

through Mayo. Insurance coveredit all. He is pediatrician too, called an allergy

specialist and asthma wasalso part of his specialty. Which we had a ton of

issues too. Was amazing.I hadn't even whipped is nose and the next day he

couldn't breath. Everycold was a trip in, steroids, antibiotics. We did flovent

and that was ahuge help. This year I back off and we've been off now for a

couple months.I guess if you can find a good allergist, ask around, there are

good and badthere. I've heard (we've moved) the local one here does not believe

in cornallergies. Excuse me!!! He's not all that great with food allergies so

wedon't see him. But you can be allergic to just about anything on

thisplanet.Tammy-----Original Message-----From:

[mailto: ]On Behalf Of JeannineSent: Tuesday, March

25, 2008 5:54 PM @...: [ ] Food

Intolerance TestI think that I am going to bite the bullet here so to speak and

pay out ofpocket to have this test done on my 3 year old ASD /SPD son ..

Insurancewon't cover it but I am reading so many articles that say that the

immunesystem and the food intolerances go hand in hand.. My son has been on

18antibiotics and is sick every single month.. I have not tried the GFCF

dietyet, it's such a huge commitment to make and not to mention expensive too .I

read today that food intolerance could actually cause the immune system toweaken

and cause the chronic colds and sinus infections that my son getsevery single

month.. Anyone else heard of this ? Can anyone recommend who they've used for

this food tolerance test ? Ican't afford the DAN doctor but I may be able to

afford the one test and getthe results sent directly to me .. The pediatrician

does NOT believe in thisand I would love nothing more than to prove him wrong on

this and so manyother things that he is so closed minded about.. I had to beg

him to order ayeast test and he assured me it would come back negative and guess

what, itcame back positive.. He was not happy . he still thinks that

biomedicalthings are ridiculous and don't work !I've heard of the Great plains

lab, but that's about it - can anyone offerassistance or suggestions for me

?Thanks so much

[Guest guest]

I shopped around a LONG time for this... foodallergy.com (Alletess labs)

I called foodallergy.com (number at the bottom of the webpage) and they gave

me the name of a practitioner in my area.

It was $85 for the test - no shipping charges - the results were mailed and

faxed to me. You can order it online.

The practitioner charged me $30 for the blood draw.

It was a blood draw only - not a consult.

SO: $115 is what I got it done for.

My girlfriend was charged $360 for the *same* test and a consult from her

practitioner.

Yes it helps with all the things you mention and so much more. Great

Smokies' web page on IgG's explains well what it's helpful with.

If you don't want to do GFCF/SCD, consider doing enzymes (not just any kind

though - enzymestuff.com) and I strongly recommend you read DeFelice's

book " Enzyme Go With Your Gut " - go to one of her conferences if you can.

She is A-MA-ZING. We use Houstons enzymes (www.houstonni.com), the chewables

(all three kinds at every meal and large snack) and they're wonderful.

But I have to admit, when I saw how sky high my daughter's IgG's are for

dairy and wheat... we did slow down a little and make some subtle changes to

her food - nothing expensive or crazy...

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Jeannine <JM8031@...> wrote:

> I think that I am going to bite the bullet here so to speak and pay out

> of

> pocket to have this test done on my 3 year old ASD /SPD son .. Insurance

> won't cover it but I am reading so many articles that say that the immune

> system and the food intolerances go hand in hand.. My son has been on 18

> antibiotics and is sick every single month.. I have not tried the GFCF

> diet

> yet, it's such a huge commitment to make and not to mention expensive too

> .

> I read today that food intolerance could actually cause the immune system

> to

> weaken and cause the chronic colds and sinus infections that my son gets

> every single month.. Anyone else heard of this ?

>

> Can anyone recommend who they've used for this food tolerance test ? I

> can't afford the DAN doctor but I may be able to afford the one test and

> get

> the results sent directly to me .. The pediatrician does NOT believe in

> this

> and I would love nothing more than to prove him wrong on this and so many

> other things that he is so closed minded about.. I had to beg him to order

> a

> yeast test and he assured me it would come back negative and guess what,

> it

> came back positive.. He was not happy . he still thinks that biomedical

> things are ridiculous and don't work !

>

> I've heard of the Great plains lab, but that's about it - can anyone offer

> assistance or suggestions for me ?

>

> Thanks so much

>

>