$289.00
Quick Description:One of the most comprehensive and valuable tests on the market to assess for hidden food allergies and sensitivities, along with candida (yeast) overgrowth.
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The IgG Food Allergy Test + Candida provides valuable information for designing an elimination diet to help relieve symptoms of many chronic immunological, neurological, and gastrointestinal disorders.
IgG antibodies are present in all body fluids and serve as a first line of defense against infection, but do not cause immediate symptoms associated with classic IgE allergic reactions (i.e. throat swelling up immediately after eating nuts - that’s an IgE allergy). In contrast, IgG antibodies may have more subtle, delayed immune effects occurring hours or days after consumption of the offending food, ranging from bloating and nausea to headaches, congestion, mood changes, stomach aches, joint pain, and fatigue. Unknowingly, people may continue to eat offending foods, not connecting delayed reactions to the foods eaten perhaps hours or days before.
By measuring IgG antibodies specific to antigenic food proteins, it is possible to identify which foods may be responsible for hard-to-define, chronic symptoms.
Candida is also evaluated in the IgG Food Allergy Test. Candida overgrowth can cause numerous symptoms. If allowed to grow unchecked, the toxins produced by Candida can create minute holes in the intestinal lining, leading to “leaky gut” syndrome. When Candida or its byproducts enter the blood, Candida contributes to a chronic inflammatory immune system response (CIRS). A wide range of disorders have been linked to Candida, including autism, multiple sclerosis, depression, and chronic fatigue. Use of oral antibiotics, oral contraceptives, chemotherapy, and anti-inflammatory steroids greatly increase susceptibility to Candida.
What’s Included in the IgG Food Allergy Test with Candida + Yeast?
We offer IgG Food Allergy testing as a Dried Blood Spot (DBS) test. Five full circles of dried blood on the protein saver card is required to test for 190 foods that are representatives of major food groups common in the western diet, along with candida albicans.
