IgG Food Explorer
What Patients Can Benefit from Food Sensitivity Testing?
Food sensitivities are common and on the rise. As a result, most people can benefit from food sensitivity testing. The IgG Food Explorer can help patients who wish to optimize their health and those who have experienced chronic symptoms for years.
The range of symptoms related to food sensitivities is vast and varies for each patient.
Symptoms May Be Gut-Related Symptoms or Extraintestinal, but Are Not Limited to the Following:
Food sensitivities are common and on the rise. As a result, most people can benefit from food sensitivity testing. The IgG Food Explorer can help patients who wish to optimize their health and those who have experienced chronic symptoms for years.
The range of symptoms related to food sensitivities is vast and varies for each patient.
Symptoms May Be Gut-Related Symptoms or Extraintestinal, but Are Not Limited to the Following:
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Gut-Related Symptoms
• Bloating • Diarrhea • Nausea • Constipation • Reflux • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) |
Extraintestinal Symptoms
• Autoimmune conditions • Skin symptoms, including: – Eczema – Atopic dermatitis – Rashes and urticaria – Bags under eyes • Headaches/migraines • Blood sugar imbalances |
• Musculoskeletal/Joint pain • Food Cravings • Behavioral symptoms, including: – Anxiety – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – Mood swings – Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) |
Optimizing Your Health
We know you want to be proactive about your health. IgG Food Explorer can help your doctor evaluate how you function to either optimize your current health or identify health issues that need attention.At Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory, we believe in the practice of personalized medicine. Our goal is to help you achieve your health goals through research-based testing and treatment protocols tailored to your unique needs.
We know you want to be proactive about your health. IgG Food Explorer can help your doctor evaluate how you function to either optimize your current health or identify health issues that need attention.At Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory, we believe in the practice of personalized medicine. Our goal is to help you achieve your health goals through research-based testing and treatment protocols tailored to your unique needs.
Food Sensitivities and Gut Health
IgG-mediated food sensitivities are often a consequence of poor gut health, poor digestion, dysbiosis, and inflammation – all of which can result in intestinal permeability or "leaky gut." If the gut barrier is permeable and or digestion is suboptimal, maldigested food proteins can leak across the intestinal barrier.
Since gut permeability is not normal physiology, the immune system may detect food protein molecules as foreign or antigenic. T cells then become sensitized and begin the immune response to produce antibodies against these foods. This phenomenon is called the loss of oral tolerance to a particular food.
Food sensitivities and loss of intestinal barrier function is a well-understood connection in functional medicine. However, it is crucial to keep in mind that the intestinal cell barrier is made up of highly interactive layers, including the following:
IgG Food Explorer testing for food sensitivities can not only help pinpoint trigger foods that may be exacerbating a patient’s symptoms but can provide essential clues about gut dysfunction, digestive insufficiency, and intestinal permeability.
If a patient has a highly reactive food sensitivity test, GI-MAP follow-up testing is warranted.
IgG-mediated food sensitivities are often a consequence of poor gut health, poor digestion, dysbiosis, and inflammation – all of which can result in intestinal permeability or "leaky gut." If the gut barrier is permeable and or digestion is suboptimal, maldigested food proteins can leak across the intestinal barrier.
Since gut permeability is not normal physiology, the immune system may detect food protein molecules as foreign or antigenic. T cells then become sensitized and begin the immune response to produce antibodies against these foods. This phenomenon is called the loss of oral tolerance to a particular food.
Food sensitivities and loss of intestinal barrier function is a well-understood connection in functional medicine. However, it is crucial to keep in mind that the intestinal cell barrier is made up of highly interactive layers, including the following:
- Microbiota/Bacteria
- Mucous layers
- Epithelium (includes tight junctions)
- Immune system
IgG Food Explorer testing for food sensitivities can not only help pinpoint trigger foods that may be exacerbating a patient’s symptoms but can provide essential clues about gut dysfunction, digestive insufficiency, and intestinal permeability.
If a patient has a highly reactive food sensitivity test, GI-MAP follow-up testing is warranted.