Gluten sensitivity testing in Glasgow?

mapleleaf1010

Can anyone please recommend a reliable place in Glasgow where I can get gluten sensitivity testing? What does it involve and how much does it cost?

I'd rather go to a place where the professional (a nutritionist?) would be able to advise me on a suitable diet in case I have gluten sensitivity.

Also, shops or websites where I could research the price of gluten free products.

Little_Vics

Hi - My advice would honestly be to go to the doctor. Gluten & wheat insensitivities, intolerances and allergies really need to be tested properly - I mean more than a skin !!!!! or exclusion diet - because cutting gluten/wheat out of a diet needs to be managed carefully without fad diets. The coeliac society website is a good resource.

Realbairn

You'll really need to go to your Doctor so that they can arrange for you to visit the Endoscopy dept at the nearest hospital. Only the tests done by the endoscopy unit can truely confirm coeliacs and from there you will be able to obtain gluten free products via prescription - via this method you can obtain more for you money, but you will only get it via prescription if you are diagnostically tested and confirmed to have coeliacs. The units should have lots of information they will be able to give you in the first instance to help you out. As above though the coeliac society website is a very good source of information.