JanetMarie
Super Self-Sufficient
Being on a Self Sufficient thread I'm sure some of you have heard of food sensitivity testing. If not, a brief summary is that the body's igG (immunoglobulins) cells supposedly are raised in an individual who is sensitive to certain food. The lower numbers, of course, are less reactive foods. The test is done by blood draw. I had the test done a little over two months ago.
As I've been more careful about getting more nutrition in the food I eat, it seems that I can now eat some of the foods that I had been reacting to. However, when I was very reactive I reacted to everything I ate, some items more than others.
Also, I was diagnosed with leaky gut. I was prescribed SBI Protect, which contains 1.2 grams of immunoglobulin G (igGs). So, in order to protect my gut I needed more immunoglobulins, but the reactive foods trigger the body to supposedly create too much immunoglobulin G? Hmmm...
Some of the testing, I believe, was accurate, or coincidence. Since I was eating too much homemade bread, and peanut butter, which both are high in lectins, which can trigger the immune system and raise histamine.
Don't waste your money on this type of test, instead do your own testing at home, by eliminating suspected food. Go on a very restricted diet for a while, get some gut healing or re-building done, take probiotics, do some fasting, or restricted caloric intake, then when feeling better introduce some of your favorite food back into your diet, and note how you feel. That is a more accurate way of testing. Then you won't be eliminating some foods that are healthy, because of a test.
I had a comprehensive wheat zoomer done, and supposedly very reactive to the gluten, and also non-gluten parts of the wheat, which I believe is accurate (or coincidence) as I was eating too much wheat at the time (in the form of yummy homemade bread)!
I'm not disappointed that I spent the money on the testing, because I'm more informed.
I'm happy that I can eat homemade pizza again! However, it will be infrequently.
Here's an article that explains the igG food response in the body:
www.self.com
As I've been more careful about getting more nutrition in the food I eat, it seems that I can now eat some of the foods that I had been reacting to. However, when I was very reactive I reacted to everything I ate, some items more than others.
Also, I was diagnosed with leaky gut. I was prescribed SBI Protect, which contains 1.2 grams of immunoglobulin G (igGs). So, in order to protect my gut I needed more immunoglobulins, but the reactive foods trigger the body to supposedly create too much immunoglobulin G? Hmmm...
Some of the testing, I believe, was accurate, or coincidence. Since I was eating too much homemade bread, and peanut butter, which both are high in lectins, which can trigger the immune system and raise histamine.
Don't waste your money on this type of test, instead do your own testing at home, by eliminating suspected food. Go on a very restricted diet for a while, get some gut healing or re-building done, take probiotics, do some fasting, or restricted caloric intake, then when feeling better introduce some of your favorite food back into your diet, and note how you feel. That is a more accurate way of testing. Then you won't be eliminating some foods that are healthy, because of a test.
I had a comprehensive wheat zoomer done, and supposedly very reactive to the gluten, and also non-gluten parts of the wheat, which I believe is accurate (or coincidence) as I was eating too much wheat at the time (in the form of yummy homemade bread)!
I'm not disappointed that I spent the money on the testing, because I'm more informed.
I'm happy that I can eat homemade pizza again! However, it will be infrequently.
Here's an article that explains the igG food response in the body:

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