Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Reputable food allergy testing, please advise!

What is the best way to be tested for either food allergies, or probably in my case, food intolerances?

I don't have a lot of money and can't afford to go to someone or order some crazy test that is a rip off or isn't valid and reputable.

I would love to know which foods are causing me problems, as I have been unable to do this on my own, even with a food diary, probably because I get delayed reactions days later. And I can eat a food fine once and then the next time I eat the same exact food, I hurt. I don't know if it's that food or a reaction to a food I may have ate a day or two earlier and I am attributing to problem to the wrong food?

I don't know if I trust these companies that have you send in a prick of finger blood. I don't know if I trust this lady who says she can do it by putting a clamp on my finger tips and getting a read-off with spikes (like a heart monitor type reading). And what if you aren't currently eating the food, does it still work? Like, I don't eat so because I'm leery of the bloating, so would any type of testing tell me if it truly is a problem if the food is not currently in my system?

Anyone with suggestions on a reputable food testing company or method? Or do you guys think it is a waste of money that I really need to watch right now.

Thanks to everyone who replies.

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~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!

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