IgG test and elimination diet
#361235 - 10/03/10 07:30 PM
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I recently had an IgG test done and a few foods came back positive to reactions (all dairy, eggs, brewer yeast, oyster, wheat, peanut, and spelt). My ND suggests i try the elimination diet with the foods that came back positive to see if these are in fact causing symptoms.
Whose had an IgG test done and did you find it to be accurate/helpful?
Im intimidated by the elimination diet-my ND said to avoid these positive foods for 12 weeks then reintroduce (12 weeks?! i thought i've read 2 weeks) foods. Have any of you tried this diet? If so what was your regimen?
Also, (a previous post got me thinking) if people had a IgG reaction to foods couldn't you just take an antihistamine as a prophylaxis?
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Here is a good description of an elimination diet from the University of Wisconsin family health department that may give you some good information.
Since IBS is not caused by food allergies it unlikely the IgG test will be helpful unless you have food allergies. If you do have food allergies antihistamines may act as a prophylaxis. If these foods are just IBS truggers then they likely would be of much values.
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Thanks for the website.
The wording in your last sentence has me confused.
When you reintroduce food are you supposed to immediately have a negative response (if you're allergic to it that is)? or does it take days to show up? What would one experience with an IgG allergy response?-diarrhea? stomachache? or hives?
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In the article I gave you the link to is says it takes three days to be sure that your symptoms have time to come back if they are going to. So it can take a while.
An allergy response can give D, stomach ache, hives, nausea or a variety of other symptoms.
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