Private Food Intolerance Test
Order a Home Food Intolerances test kit and Food Sensitivity test online
Our clinic provides the UK’s most comprehensive Food Intolerance Test kit and food sensitivity tests online. We can post Food Intolerance Testing all over the UK.
Food intolerances are estimated to affect up to 20% of the population but complete understanding of diagnosis and management is complicated,
Blood testing is the most accurate way to conduct food intolerance tests. Tests that use hair may be contaminated by chlorine or hair dyes.
If you are interested in a home food intolerance test, we can post you a kit that covers 200 foods. We can post this test for you to do at home. The test is based on a finger prick blood sample.
Alternatively you can have your blood sample taken professionally with our phlebotomist to test for food intolerances at a clinic in central London.
We offer food intolerance and allergy testing.
What is the benefit of a IGg food intolerance test?
If you experience inflammation linked to eating foods you may have a food intolerance. Food intolerances can be caused by a condition known as intestinal permeability or leaky gut. This means that undigested food may enter the blood stream causing symptoms such as pain, bloating, brain fog and fatigue. By discovering what foods you are intolerant to you can heal your gut by reducing inflammation.
Is it worth having a home food intolerance test?
The test is very easy to conduct at home and may give you some insight into which foods may be a trigger for you and avoid the need for a restrictive elimination diet.
What is the difference between a Food Intolerance test at the Clinic or a Home test?
The test uses the same methodology. It is your choice if you prefer to have a blood draw with a phlebotomist or in the comfort of your own home.
How reliable is food intolerance testing?
Unfortunately food intolerance testing is not 100% reliable.Following an elimination diet is what we call the gold standard. However if you conduct a food sensitivity test and find that many foods have been flagged up it may be a sign of intestinal permeability or leaky gut.
How can I order an IgG Home Food Intolerance Test ?
Please look at the full range of tests that we offer.
We offer 200 finger prick tests that can be posted to you – we can post these all over the UK and Europe.
What is the difference between a Food Intolerance and Food Allergy?
Allergic reactions can be immediate and life-threatening. Most patients know when they have an allergy as they may develop anaphylactic reactions or develop immediate reactions such as swelling or diffculty breathing.
Food intolerances and sensitivities are aften delayed reactions. You may eat a food today and develop bloating, discomfort tomorrow or even 5 days later. That is why it can be so hard to unmask the offending foods.
Some of our clients have found that identifying food sensitivities helped them with symptoms such as bloating, inability to lose weight, skin problems, food cravings, diarrhea, constipation, joint pain, asthma, IBS, insomnia and acne. Other clients have told us that the symptoms and conditons below have also improved after identifying a food intolerance.
Some symptoms of a food intolerance may include the following:
- Bloating
- Inability to lose weight
- Skin problems
- Food cravings
- Stomach pain
- Gas, cramps
- Constipation
- Heartburn
- Pain in your backside
- Psoriasis
- Eczema
- Skin breakouts including acne
- Hives
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Gastritis
- Headaches
- Insomnia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Itchy skin
- Migraines
- Sleep disturbances
- Water retention
- Weight control problems
- Sinus problems
- Fatigue
- Joint pain
- Candida
- Thrush
- Cystitis
How did I develop a food intolerance?
There is no know causes of a food intolerance. They might develop after an infection or as a virus. Some patients develop lactose intolerance after infections due to problem with an enzyme called lactase. Stress, leaky gut (Intestinal Permeability), parasites may also have a link.
How can I conduct the test at the clinic?
If you would like to have a test conducted at a clinic, we offer a comprehensive food intolerance test that covers 286 foods. Please click on the sample report below.
The same test can also be carried out at home or in a clinic in other parts of the UK.
Call us on 0345 1297996 and we will book you in.
FAQ
How is the Food Intolerance Test performed?
The test is carried out on blood collected from a blood sample at the clinic or a finger-prick test at home. Both tests use the same methodology; Enzyme Linked Immunoassay (ELISA) that detects food-specific antibodies.
What foods are covered on the Food Intolerance Test held at the clinic?
The food intolerance test at the clinic covers 286 foods.
Almond, Apple, Apricot, Asparagus, Avocado, Baker’s Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) Banana Barley• Beef Beet, Blueberry Brewer’s Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), Broccoli, Buckwheat Succinic, Cabbage, Candida albicans, Cane Sugar Carrot, Cashews, Casein, Celery, Cheese, Chicken, Cocoa, Coconut, Cod fish, Coffee, Corn, Crab, Cranberry, Eggplant,Egg White, Egg Yolk, Flax, Garbanzo Beans, Garlic, Gliadin, Goat’s Milk Cheese, Grape, Grapefruit, Green Bean, Green Pepper, Halibut Hazelnut, Honey, Kidney Bean, Lamb, Lemon, Lentil, Lettuce, Lima bean, Lobster, Milk, Millet, Orotic, Oat Onion, Orange, Papaya, Pea, Peach, Peanut, Pear, Pecan, Pineapple, Pinto Bean, Pistachio, Plum (Prune), Pork, Potato, Pumpkin, Radish, Rice, Rye, Salmon Sardine, Sesame, Shrimp, Sorghum, Soybean, Spinach Strawberry, Sunflower, Sweet Potato, Tomato, Tuna, Turkey, Wheat Gluten, Walnut, Watermelon,Wheat Whey, Yoghurt.
Is this test available from the NHS?
Unfortunately, food intolerance tests are not currently offered on the NHS.
What is a food intolerance?
A Food Intolerance is a reaction to foods that can cause a variety of symptoms. Some of our clients have reported an improvement in symptoms ranging from bloating and fatigue to skin rashes and weight issues. A Food Intolerance is not life-threatening. It can take up to 5 days for symptoms to develop making it hard to identify the culprit food.
Please note Food Allergies are not the same as Food Intolerances and can be life-threatening causing difficulty breathing, vomiting, and swelling of the lips. If you experience this kind of reaction you should seek medical advice.
What happens if I have a food intolerance?
If you do have a food intolerance, it is recommend that you cut out the offending foods.
It is important that you find suitable replacements and still eat in a balanced way. We will always find suitable alternatives so that you are eating a broad and varied diet. We have witnessed dramatic improvements in symptoms such as bloating, diarrhea and water retention once the offending foods have been eliminated. We work with clients who have IBS, bloating, diarrhea, eczema, psoriasis, weight issues, candida and a variety of skin conditions.
Break free from your gut health issues today!
How to find us
0345 1297996
104 Harley Street,
London, W1G 7JD
help@nutritionandvitality.co.uk
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