OT: false negatives for food intolerance tests?

[Guest guest]

Has anyone taken a food intolerance test and then couldn't tolerate something on

the list of

things you were supposed to tolerate? (A family member is supposed to be able

to tolerate

some things that are giving her gas and making her feel sick. I am wondering how

closely we

should trust the test.)

Thanks!

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scd since april 07

[Guest guest]

I saw an allergist. He said dust, cats and dogs. No foods. He said an

intolerance is different. You could have an intolerance that comes and

goes. Maybe ten days, maybe ten years...:-). For me it's wheat, potatoes

unless I cook them, get them cold then reheat. Most squashes except

yellow. Pumpkin.

A true reaction is more serious than an intolerance. I think--Carol seems

up on this so maybe she can respond.

Maybe it's like the other tests--they say a positive is definitely a

positive but there can be false negatives.

Debbie 38 crohn's

pentasa

scd 1/07

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> Has anyone taken a food intolerance test and then couldn't tolerate

> something on the list of

> things you were supposed to tolerate? (A family member is supposed to be

> able to tolerate

> some things that are giving her gas and making her feel sick. I am

> wondering how closely we

> should trust the test.)

>

> Thanks!

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> scd since april 07

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[Guest guest]

I have a younger brother who is intolerant to dairy. He was tested for dairy

intolerance and it came up negative. The first thing he did was go out and eat

a bagel and cream cheese. After about 30 seconds he vomited. He went back to

the doctor and asked for a referral to an allergist who performed a more

accurate test and big surprise he was intolerant to dairy. I would have your

family member try again and in the meantime use an enzyme until she can find the

source of the problem.

April

wrote:

Has anyone taken a food intolerance test and then couldn't tolerate

something on the list of

things you were supposed to tolerate? (A family member is supposed to be able to

tolerate

some things that are giving her gas and making her feel sick. I am wondering how

closely we

should trust the test.)

Thanks!

-

scd since april 07

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I've done food testing for, if I recall it right, up to 400

different foods via blood tests. Many of the foods that came up

with a negative result for intolerance are actually foods that still

cause me gas, cramps, bloating and other symptoms. The intolerance

means that the body has had an allergic reaction to a specific food

and shows antibodies in the blood. But that doesn't necessarily

mean that your body can digest all foods that tested negative for

intolerance. Your digestion may be compromised in other ways, such

as your small intestine can't break down certain sugars, for example

milk sugar. I've tested intolerant to foods such as parsley, which

I can eat without any problems. But it means that every time I do

it parsley, antibodies attack the food, thereby also damaging the

intestine. After the testing I was advised by the lab doctor to

avoid foods with intolerances to slowly reduce the severity of the

reaction of the antibodies. After a certain amount of time,

supposedely foods can be eaten again, depending on the severity of

the intolerance reaction (I think it goes up to one year). However,

this did not work for me; maybe my compromised digestion can't heal

that quickly.

Regards,

Brigitte

SCD 5 months

> Has anyone taken a food intolerance test and then

couldn't tolerate something on the list of

> things you were supposed to tolerate? (A family member is supposed

to be able to tolerate

> some things that are giving her gas and making her feel sick. I am

wondering how closely we

> should trust the test.)

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> Thanks!

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> scd since april 07

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