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Food - 96 Foods (Alletess)
What's Included?

  • Fasting: No fasting
  • Delivery: Kit mailed to you from Alletess arrives in 3 to 5 days for at-home collection
  • Turnaround time: 10 to 12 days once lab receives sample
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    PLEASE NOTE: IgG antibodies are only produced whenever a food has been eaten. The half life for IgG antibodies is 28 days.
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    Why Consider Food Sensitivity Testing?

    Food Allergies can have a dramatic impact on your health. Common food allergies such as that of peanuts, milk or chicken can be more easily identified because the body’s reactions to these allergens are immediate. However, some food allergies or intolerances don’t produce symptoms until 2-3 days after they are eaten. Another factor that may complicate a delayed food allergy is the number of foods that may have been eaten may contain 10 or more ingredients. Food allergy testing is crucial at this point, because individuals, parents and health care professionals may have a hard time identifying the culprits.

    The rate that our bodies react to allergens can be grouped into two categories: Immediate and Delayed. In an Immediate reaction, the body produces IgE (Immunoglobulin E) which instantly reacts thus making them easier to identify. These serious reactions can be life-threatening and require the expertise and treatment skills of a medical doctor to develop the best plan to avoid and respond to a IgE reaction. You can find valuable information about this type of food allergies at Alletess Medical Laboratory. The IgE response is NOT the reaction being evaluated here with our food allergy test.

    When the reaction is observed more than 72 hours after eating a specific food, a Delayed food allergy or intolerance is at play. The time that it takes for the intolerance to show symptoms makes it hard to identify which food is causing the reaction. One of the best way to identify these delayed food allergens is with a blood test that identifies your personal sensitivity to a list of the most common ones.

    In a delayed reaction, the body produces the antibody IgG. Aside from being the most abundant antibody, IgG also produces the most common reactions to food allergies. These unidentified food allergies can compromise your immune system, disrupt normal digestion, and are also linked to a number of chronic diseases such as ADD/ADHD, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autism.

    The IgG 96 Food Allergy Panel - is a simple way to identify which food allergies may be affecting your health. MyMedLab’s food allergy online test makes it even easier by allowing you to collect your sample in the privacy of your own home. There is no lab visit required to access the latest technology in our Blood Spot Test. A few drops of blood from a finger stick is all that is needed to stop guessing and start testing. The results of your food allergy home test will let you know which food you are most reactive to by ranking each food as low, medium and high. It’s a simple way to create this chapter in the Science of YOU.
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    The Big Advantages of a Simple Blood Spot Test

    This type of collection is the same used by millions of people around the world to check their blood sugar.

    1. Whole blood is collected with a simple nick of the finger using the lancet provided.
    2. Blood drops are collected on the filter card provided and allowed to dry.
    3. The card is simply mailed in for testing with no special storage conditions or handling.
    4. The lab can measures the amount of sensitivities to foods captured in the spots of dried blood.

    Advancements in technology are increasing the number of tests available that closely match the accuracy of conventional blood tests done on serum. Because it can be collected at home and is nearly painless, it is suitable for babies and children to eliminate the trauma of a doctor's visit and typical blood draw.

    MyMedLab Product ID: 1935