IgG Food Intolerance Test
Food intolerance testing, including an in-depth interpretation provided by a nutritionist and functional medicine practitioner.
SPECIMEN TYPE: BLOODSPOT
TURNAROUND TIME: 7 DAYS
Turnaround times are estimates.
Why choose the IgG Food Intolerance Profile?
If a patient cannot quite pinpoint which foods are causing symptoms, or cannot complete an elimination challenge diet, testing can help.
The IgG Food Sensitivity panel identifies reactivity to 87 common foods, including gluten, dairy and eggs.
Personalized reports list reactive/non-reactive foods to help tailor food plans.
Food and Environmental Antibody Assessment
The IgG Antibody Panels is a fingerpick blood test that measure antibodies to commonly consumed foods. The body can react to foods in many different ways. Adverse food reactions can lead to distressing symptoms and chronic health conditions. Often times it is unknown exactly which food(s) may be the cause and testing can help identify the problematic foods. Removal of the reactive foods often results in resolution of symptoms.
Conditions associated with IgG food sensitivity
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Major Depressive Disorder
Migraine headaches
Skin rashes such as eczema
Joint aches
Autoimmune disease
Crohn’s Disease
Obesity
The “Leaky Gut” Connection
The presence of circulating IgG antibodies to foods may be suggestive of increased intestinal permeability, also referred to as “leaky gut syndrome.” When the tight junctions forming the barrier in the gut don’t work properly, larger substances can “leak” through, causing an immune response. This immune response may result in the production of IgG antibodies to foods. There are multiple dietary and lifestyle factors that contribute to increased intestinal permeability. These factors include alcohol, stress, chronic NSAID use, Western-type diet (high consumption of red meat, animal fat, high sugar and low fibre food), and prolonged and strenuous exercise.