Food Intolerances

smallzoo2

Hi

I'm not asking for medical advice but does anyone know of anyone genuine UK companies that offer home intolerance testing

Ive seen websites such as sensitivity.com and ukfoodintolerance.co.uk offering extensive tests for less than £30

Thanks

theoretica

I researched this several years ago, and opted for the York test as a way to try short cutting a full elimination diet.  In my case I was happy with the results.

smallzoo2

What is a York test ?

brook2jack2

The testing of food intolerance , and York testing is controversial , to say the least. 

See https://quackwatch.org/related/tests/yorktest/
https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/yorktest-laboratories-ltd-g18-1016721-yorktest-laboratories-ltd.html
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jun/04/bogus-allergy-tests-causing-real-harm-say-experts
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/well/eat/food-sensitivity-test.html

To save reading all of this the medical and scientific consensus is that there is no rigorous evidence for any testing method for food intolerances . 

Spoonie_Turtle

Allergies produce an IgE reaction from the immune system so those are easy to test for.  The food intolerance tests use IgG, which is produced as part of a normal response to exposure and basically indicates immune tolerance rather than any hypersensitivity.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18489614/

Good info designed for the public here: https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/food-allergy-intolerance-testing.html

silvercar

Look into the FODMAP diet. I tried the "lite" version. It is basically a diet where you eliminate food groups known to cause issues one at a time until you discover the one group that makes your issues go away. The full FODMAP starts by eliminating all troublesome groups and building up from that, but I found it too long winded and had a vague idea what the primary cause was to start with, so the "lite" version worked for me.