Question about Allergy Testing

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I'm new to this list. My son is 4.5 years old.... I try to keep him gfcf,

but there are infractions .... I use enzymes at these times - I've used

SerenAID in the past and I currently have EnzymeAID from Kirkmans.

Anyways.... my son has had soft stools for years...he has leaky gut... he had

a severe yeast problem that took a year to clear up (Nystatin).... We have

just moved back to the states from Greece.... I have a primary care doctor

who is adequate - he's on the DAN list which from my experience means very

little except they know the " buzz words " .`...the doctor says my son has

allergic shiners, but he's not pushing for any allergy testing.... I'm sorry

for running on here.... why don't I get to my question....

What allergy tests are more accurate.... the skin prick or the blood test. I

understand the skin prick is for immediate reactions and the blood test is

for delayed reactions...l've used Great Plains Lab in the past for stool

exams and organic acid testing, are they good for the allergy testing.... if

anyone has done this test with GPL did your insurance pay for it?

Also I want to do a test for Mercury....is the lab of choice Doctors Data????

Thanks for the help....

Beth

Mother to Christos ASD 4.5 years and Yorgos 6 years old

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..`...the doctor says my son has

> allergic shiners, but he's not pushing for any allergy testing....

> What allergy tests are more accurate.... the skin prick or the

blood test. I understand the skin prick is for immediate reactions

and the blood test is for delayed reactions...l've used Great Plains

Lab in the past for stool exams and organic acid testing, are they

good for the allergy testing.... if anyone has done this test with

GPL did your insurance pay for it? "

There are two blood tests for food reactions. RAST (also called IgE,

I think) tests for the same reaction one gets from skin prick tests -

the immediate, histamine-type of reaction. The other is the ELISA

food panel (IgG). It can be done for any number of foods and

condiments. (My son's covered 94 items, and was well worth it.)

Both tests are useful as you can be positive for one type of

reaction, but negative for the other.

Our allergist/immunologist sent the blood tests to Metametrix Lab in

Georgia. I've seen GPL's IgG report and personally think Metametrix

covered more items for less money and provided a rotation diet plan.

Just my humble opinion.

Re your last question, there's a lot of info on hair analysis and

Doctors Data at autism-mercury (another egroup).