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So I promised I'd update with my results so here they are. Tested for 120 foods for IgG antibodies in the blood. the results surprised me a lot
severe intolerance:
-avocado
-strawberry
-sunflower seed
-eggplant
-oregano
-raspberry
-celery
-peanut
moderate intolerance:
-cow's milk
-goat's milk
-casein (protein found in dairy products)
-grapes
-lemon
-lime
-oranges
-apple
-carrot
-chicken egg-white & yolk
-corn
so there ya go. they dairy and egg i expected because they are common. but avocado?? strawberry? nooooo!! apple? carrot? grapes? lemon? well, so much for eating "healthy" this whole time.. i eat those things like everyday! yet i was just destroying my intestinal lining and causing inflammation in my body. what is interesting is that i tested O.K for soybean (which i tested allergic to for skin prick. but they said that that is because allergies is tested with a different Ig antibody).
i am glad to know that i am O.K for gluten! now i can go back to eating some bread with piece of mind. in general... now i can eat ANY of my "O.K-ed" foods without worrying in the back of my mind now.
anyways they say that i should eliminate the severe intolerance foods for 1 year, and the mod. intolerance for at least 10 weeks (i can gradually try to include them one by one, maybe... after my intestinal lining can heal up... that is, if the intolerance is not due to genetic factors). they also say that i should go on a rotation diet in the meantime with my okay-ed foods, giving 3-4 days before eating the same one food again, as it takes 3-4 days to fully have a food go thru ur system, and excessive eating of one food can cause an intolerance in itself.
well i hope that this will help me. eliminating dairy is no prob but it is tricky because casein is in a lot of hidden things like condiments, cold cuts, chicken broth etc. so i will just have to check labels a lot more now. egg.. well i already tried to avoid egg anyways because of my allergy. its just the fruits that really surprised me because i eat those like... all the time! (and my skin does still suck... hmm.. connection??)
i was on the verge of getting accutane because i am fed up with my skin, but it has been so difficult for me to get it. im still gonna try and get it just in case, but since derm appoints take a while to get.. i'm gonna try out this diet anywys. if anything, it should help with my fatigue, extreme mood swings, depression, anxiety attacks, and insomnia.
(oh yea, fyi, i have been taking fish oil, digestive enzymes, zinc, milk thistle for a few months with mediocre results. but i still continue with them because they are good for my health. i am going to add vit-c and msm to help with my marks healing)
will update in a few weeks or so.
was that the Yorktest which looks at IgG antibodies.
Its very good and clinically proven. Its done worldwide and can be found at www.yorktest.com or www.yorktest.co.uk
Im also looking at alcat testing which shows cell response to food which can cause problems. I had the vega or skin testing which shows Wheat and sugar and milk. But I dont know how reliable it is.
I plan on Trying the ALCAT and or Yorktest adn see what happens.
i have IBS.. which means eating ANYTHING sucks. :[
I too have IBS. I have found that staying away from all animal products...meat, dairy and eggs...prevents flair ups. I am allergic/lactose intolerant to all dairy/casein, so that is a big culprit for me. Animal flesh takes waaaay to long to get out of my system, which aggravates the IBS, and eggs give me gas.
I would like to have that test done, too, just to see if it confirms my findings and supports the way I am currently eating.
Oceanmist, I am not surprised about some of the foods that came up on your intolerance list. My son projectile vomited avocados the first time I fed them to him...that is a sign of allergy. Strawberries are allergenic...I had a temporary allergy to them after I finished nursing my son. My throat would close slightly, to where I had to use my inhaler. I can eat them again now. Peanuts are a MAJOR allergen...my son has a severe peanut allergy, as do many children at the church we attend. I was born with a severe dairy allergy (rash and projectile vomited my formula...my mom had to feed me soy formula) and am now completely lactose intolerant and have to avoid foods containing casein. Those items are high on the allergen list as well, so again, no surprise that they showed up on your intolerance test.
Here is what does suprise me...the goat's milk and the sunflower seeds. Goat's milk is supposed to be the closest to human breastmilk, and is what is suggested for infants whose mothers are unable to nurse and the child is allergic to cow milk and soy. Typically, people aren't allergic to seeds if they are allergic to nuts. My son is allergic to peanuts and all tree nuts, so I give him sunflower seeds and Sunbutter sunflower butter (processed on dedicated machinery), pumpkin seeds (NOW brand is safe), and Arrowhead Mills sesame seeds and flax seeds for his good fats. I use the sesame seeds to make my own tahini...just grind them up in a coffee grinder. I also use my coffee grinder for the flax seeds, and add them into mine and my son's oatmeal.
nNdromeo... i have a booklet here that explains the whole intolerance thing and how it affects ur body. it doesnt really "destroy" the intestinal lining... i worded that wrong, my bad. if ur intestinal wall is damaged (due to a variety of factors... environment, infection, stress, medication, etc) then food components can slip between the intestinal cells which are recognized by the immune system... which then forms antibodies against the corresponding foods. in case of regular consumption of this foods, repeated immune reactions lead to chronic inflammation. so by avoiding the foods for a decent amount of time (depends, 10 weeks or 1 year if severe intolerance), the intestinal lining can heal up. if it is not genetic based... i believe u MAY be able to "outgrow" ur food intolerance. there is a lot of information about it in this booklet i have, but it is too much for me to type out and explain right now.... (since even i dont fully comprehend it all yet. i just got this yesterday, after all).
(oh yeah Nndromeo, ive been taking fish oil for about 7 weeks now which minimal improvement, as my acne flares and then calms and then flares. i noticed... i have a mod. intolerance to lemon. and my fish oil has lemon in it. hmmm....)
i dont think this thread is active anymore. I did intolerance testing twice. Once with ALCAT and once with Mediator Release Testing or LEAP as they sometimes call it. Both times my severe intolerances were soy and egg but other than that there were so many differences it was ridiculous. I dont recommend it as it created so many fears and phobias about eating and avoid all my severe and moderates only wreaked havoc on my brain and did nothing to improve my skin or my stomach issues.