Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 Sorry to but in with a dumb question, but what is an IgG allergy test? Is it different from a regular allergy test? (in Los Angeles) Re: IgG allergy tests > We did the IgG test for our son, Jakob. We already had good ideas > about what foods were a problem for him. The test results were pretty > accurate. Eggs were worse than gluten or casein, which explained his > strong reaction to his birthday cake! We know he has problems with > some foods that didn't show up as a problem, such as corn & potatos, > but the test can't detect everything. He either stims more and /or > gets very red ears and cheeks with the wrong foods. > Carla > > > > Hi all, > > > > I want some opinions on IgG allergy tests. There is a lot of > conflicting info on this test. Some say it will only determine what > you have been recently exposing yourself too . Others feel that it > measures long term allergic response to certain foods. Has anyone > ever seen, really SEEN improvement from eliminating the food that is > on results from this kind of test?? Did any of you feel that it did > indeed reveal to you a real allergy--one that you could see the > effects of a slip up from??? Thank you for the info sharing, > Dont know which Dr's to trust anymore!!!! > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 , Glad to hear your son is doing well on the diet. It is different from the IgE allergy test . IgE measures immediate response allergic reactions. IgG is a different measurement of immune response that evaluates an allergic response that may build over time, I believe like 48 hours after exposure. Most traditional Drs seem to only believe in testing the IgG immediate response through skin prick test or the blood RAST test. Many in the autism community suggest testing the IgG immune response to foods. Thsi is how I understand this in basic terms. Maybe someone could explain better. Congrats about the progress. Take care, Re: IgG allergy tests > > > > We did the IgG test for our son, Jakob. We already had good ideas > > about what foods were a problem for him. The test results were pretty > > accurate. Eggs were worse than gluten or casein, which explained his > > strong reaction to his birthday cake! We know he has problems with > > some foods that didn't show up as a problem, such as corn & potatos, > > but the test can't detect everything. He either stims more and /or > > gets very red ears and cheeks with the wrong foods. > > Carla > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I want some opinions on IgG allergy tests. There is a lot of > > conflicting info on this test. Some say it will only determine what > > you have been recently exposing yourself too . Others feel that it > > measures long term allergic response to certain foods. Has anyone > > ever seen, really SEEN improvement from eliminating the food that is > > on results from this kind of test?? Did any of you feel that it did > > indeed reveal to you a real allergy--one that you could see the > > effects of a slip up from??? Thank you for the info sharing, > > Dont know which Dr's to trust anymore!!!! > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2001 Report Share Posted March 8, 2001 Thanks - one more question. I set up an allergy test with traditional doctor (cause my insurance covers it and the DAN doc's price is killing us). Do you have any advice on how to present my case for an IgG allergy test? Thanks for the encouragement! (in Los Angeles) Re: IgG allergy tests > > > > > > > We did the IgG test for our son, Jakob. We already had good ideas > > > about what foods were a problem for him. The test results were pretty > > > accurate. Eggs were worse than gluten or casein, which explained his > > > strong reaction to his birthday cake! We know he has problems with > > > some foods that didn't show up as a problem, such as corn & potatos, > > > but the test can't detect everything. He either stims more and /or > > > gets very red ears and cheeks with the wrong foods. > > > Carla > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I want some opinions on IgG allergy tests. There is a lot of > > > conflicting info on this test. Some say it will only determine what > > > you have been recently exposing yourself too . Others feel that it > > > measures long term allergic response to certain foods. Has anyone > > > ever seen, really SEEN improvement from eliminating the food that is > > > on results from this kind of test?? Did any of you feel that it did > > > indeed reveal to you a real allergy--one that you could see the > > > effects of a slip up from??? Thank you for the info sharing, > > > Dont know which Dr's to trust anymore!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2001 Report Share Posted March 8, 2001 There is a great resource from Autism NDI www.austimNDI.com They have a quarterly newsletter The 2nd to last newsletter in Summer 2000 had a great Allergy testing article I basically gave this to my regular doctor. Thanks! A Jeffs mom Re: Re: IgG allergy tests Thanks - one more question. I set up an allergy test with traditional doctor (cause my insurance covers it and the DAN doc's price is killing us). Do you have any advice on how to present my case for an IgG allergy test? Thanks for the encouragement! (in Los Angeles) Re: IgG allergy tests > > > > > > > We did the IgG test for our son, Jakob. We already had good ideas > > > about what foods were a problem for him. The test results were pretty > > > accurate. Eggs were worse than gluten or casein, which explained his > > > strong reaction to his birthday cake! We know he has problems with > > > some foods that didn't show up as a problem, such as corn & potatos, > > > but the test can't detect everything. He either stims more and /or > > > gets very red ears and cheeks with the wrong foods. > > > Carla > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I want some opinions on IgG allergy tests. There is a lot of > > > conflicting info on this test. Some say it will only determine what > > > you have been recently exposing yourself too . Others feel that it > > > measures long term allergic response to certain foods. Has anyone > > > ever seen, really SEEN improvement from eliminating the food that is > > > on results from this kind of test?? Did any of you feel that it did > > > indeed reveal to you a real allergy--one that you could see the > > > effects of a slip up from??? Thank you for the info sharing, > > > Dont know which Dr's to trust anymore!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2001 Report Share Posted March 8, 2001 Thanks :-) Re: IgG allergy tests > > > > > > > > > > We did the IgG test for our son, Jakob. We already had good ideas > > > > about what foods were a problem for him. The test results were pretty > > > > accurate. Eggs were worse than gluten or casein, which explained his > > > > strong reaction to his birthday cake! We know he has problems with > > > > some foods that didn't show up as a problem, such as corn & potatos, > > > > but the test can't detect everything. He either stims more and /or > > > > gets very red ears and cheeks with the wrong foods. > > > > Carla > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > I want some opinions on IgG allergy tests. There is a lot of > > > > conflicting info on this test. Some say it will only determine what > > > > you have been recently exposing yourself too . Others feel that it > > > > measures long term allergic response to certain foods. Has anyone > > > > ever seen, really SEEN improvement from eliminating the food that is > > > > on results from this kind of test?? Did any of you feel that it did > > > > indeed reveal to you a real allergy--one that you could see the > > > > effects of a slip up from??? Thank you for the info sharing, > > > > Dont know which Dr's to trust anymore!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2001 Report Share Posted March 8, 2001 Thanks :-) Re: IgG allergy tests > > > > > > > > > > We did the IgG test for our son, Jakob. We already had good ideas > > > > about what foods were a problem for him. The test results were pretty > > > > accurate. Eggs were worse than gluten or casein, which explained his > > > > strong reaction to his birthday cake! We know he has problems with > > > > some foods that didn't show up as a problem, such as corn & potatos, > > > > but the test can't detect everything. He either stims more and /or > > > > gets very red ears and cheeks with the wrong foods. > > > > Carla > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > I want some opinions on IgG allergy tests. There is a lot of > > > > conflicting info on this test. Some say it will only determine what > > > > you have been recently exposing yourself too . Others feel that it > > > > measures long term allergic response to certain foods. Has anyone > > > > ever seen, really SEEN improvement from eliminating the food that is > > > > on results from this kind of test?? Did any of you feel that it did > > > > indeed reveal to you a real allergy--one that you could see the > > > > effects of a slip up from??? Thank you for the info sharing, > > > > Dont know which Dr's to trust anymore!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2001 Report Share Posted March 11, 2001 - I couldn't get this link to work...are you sure it's correct? Thanks Re: IgG allergy tests > > > > > > > > > > We did the IgG test for our son, Jakob. We already had good ideas > > > > about what foods were a problem for him. The test results were pretty > > > > accurate. Eggs were worse than gluten or casein, which explained his > > > > strong reaction to his birthday cake! We know he has problems with > > > > some foods that didn't show up as a problem, such as corn & potatos, > > > > but the test can't detect everything. He either stims more and /or > > > > gets very red ears and cheeks with the wrong foods. > > > > Carla > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > I want some opinions on IgG allergy tests. There is a lot of > > > > conflicting info on this test. Some say it will only determine what > > > > you have been recently exposing yourself too . Others feel that it > > > > measures long term allergic response to certain foods. Has anyone > > > > ever seen, really SEEN improvement from eliminating the food that is > > > > on results from this kind of test?? Did any of you feel that it did > > > > indeed reveal to you a real allergy--one that you could see the > > > > effects of a slip up from??? Thank you for the info sharing, > > > > Dont know which Dr's to trust anymore!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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