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FOOD INTOLERANCE TEST
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Hey ,
Good question. Since it is a general question, I can only provide you with some guidelines.
To me, it depends on how the person feels. If this person has symptoms I might give a different answer versus if a person wants to learn how to optimize health.
If someone wants to reduce inflammation, removing food intolerances can help. Foods we often eat can become a problem when digestion is impaired and cause inflammation. Gut-related symptoms like constipation, diarrhea, bloating, gas, and cramps become clues to asses if I would like to do a food intolerance test. Auto-immune disease, joint pain, skin problems like acne, psoriasis, rashes and eczema as well.
When removing foods brings relief, addressing the root cause becomes important as well. Immune support and gut healing are often part of the health journey.
Something to keep in mind when doing a food intolerance test: the body can also react to lectins, mycotoxins, chemical additives, histamine and other triggers in food which will not always show up on a food intolerance test. This is why the gold standard is still an elimination diet.
If the goal is improving general health, variety, in general, would be better. If you would like to examine the impact of the current food pattern on how the immune system reacts a food intolerance test will provide you with insight.
Just remember that other foods could still be a problem. Foods that this person hasn’t eaten for the last few months, won’t show up on a food intolerance test.
If you like to know more about how this person would react to other foods, you could ask this person (if this is optional) to eat different foods for a few days before taking the food intolerance test. This might bring up other intolerance that otherwise won’t show up on the test.
I hope this helps!
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thank you very much and yes, your insight confirms some concerns I was having plus new information which I find really useful!
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