Hello. Has anyone had any allergy/intolerance to confirm if they should avoid certain foods? I suffer with IBS C&D and was thinking of having a blood test but have read that these are not definitive. Would love to know more and learn about other peoples experiences.
Thanks
Hi there, I suffer from IBS C&D as well. My predominant symptoms are abdominal pain and extreme bloating/distention.
I had a food intolerance/sensitivity test, and was found to be sensitive to peanuts, green peas, and wheat/gluten. I followed the recommendation of avoiding these foods for 3 weeks and then re-introducing. Unfortunately, I did not find any difference or relief by eliminating these foods. I don't think I actually have any sort of allergy or sensitivity. However, I find that following a low FODMAP diet, in general, is helpful for me, so I do tend to avoid gluten whenever possible these days. But I'm always eating peanut butter.
I am always down for trying new tests, medications, etc. but I'm just not fully convinced on the food sensitivity test. Though my coworker had great relief by eliminating foods after a food sensitivity test, but she suffered largely from migraines, rather than IBS.
I had one years ago and didn't find it much help. As mentioned above a strict elimination diet of fodmaps+ gluten+ dairy sorted many things out.
All I've ever read is that they do not work.
You can do your own intolerance tests by leaving one food group at a time out of your diet for at least 3 weeks keeping a food and bowel movement diary to see what changes there might be
Try dairy first replacing it with Alpro and a dairyfree spread
Hi, I had a blood test years ago and it turned out to be dairy and eggs. I cut them out and felt so much better. But over the years symptoms have come back. But as my doctor said they are never accurate and after recently finding out I have IBS it makes me think it might be that x
I did food sensitivity testing about 6 months ago. I eliminated all the items from my diet. It did not change my symptoms. There are mixed reviews about the tests efficacy. Most MDs say they are bunk.
Testing for intolerances
Lactose intolerance testing
Muscle testing?
Microbiome testing
Vega Testing.
