Food Intolerance Test 200+

The Food Intolerance 200 Test measures IgG antibody reactions to 200 common foods using a finger-prick blood sample collected at home.

See below for the complete list of foods;

• Grains: amaranth, barley, buckwheat, corn (maize), couscous, durum wheat, gliadin*, malt, millet, oat, quinoa, rice, rye, spelt, tapioca, wheat, wheat bran
• Dairy and eggs: alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin, casein, egg white, egg yolk, milk (buffalo, cow, goat, sheep)
• Meat and poultry: beef, chicken, duck, horse, lamb, ostrich, partridge, pork, quail, rabbit, turkey, veal, venison, wild boar
• Fish: anchovy, bass, carp, caviar, clam, cockle, cod, crab, cuttlefish, eel, haddock, hake, herring, lobster, mackerel, monkfish, mussel, octopus, oyster, perch, pike, plaice, salmon, sardine, scallop, sea bream (gilthead), shrimp/prawn, sole, squid, swordfish, trout, tuna, turbot
• Vegetables: asparagus, aubergine, artichoke, bean (broad, red kidney, white haricot), beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprout, caper, cabbage (savoy, red, white), carrot, cauliflower, celery, chard, chickpea, chicory, cucumber, fennel (leaf), green beans, leek, lentil, marrow, onion, pea, peppers (green, red, yellow), potato, radish, rocket, shallot, soya bean, spinach, sweet potato, squash (butternut, carnival), tomato, turnip, watercress, yuca
• Fruits: apple, apricot, avocado, banana, blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, cherry, cranberry, date, fig, grape (black, red, white), grapefruit, guava, kiwi, lemon, lime, lychee, mango, melon (galia, honeydew), mulberry, nectarine, olive, orange, papaya, peach, pear, pineapple, plum, pomegranate, raisin, raspberry, redcurrant, rhubarb, strawberry, tangerine, tomato, watermelon
• Nuts and seeds: almond, brazil nut, cashew nut, coconut, flax seed, hazelnut, macadamia nut, peanut, pine nut, pistachio, rapeseed, sesame seed, sunflower seed, tiger nut, walnut
• Herbs and spices: aniseed, bayleaf, basil, camomile, cayenne, chilli (red), cinnamon, clove, coriander (leaf), cumin, curry spices (mixed), dill, garlic, ginger, ginseng, hops, liquorice, marjoram, mint, mustard seed, nettle, nutmeg, parsley, peppercorn (black, white), peppermint, rosemary, saffron, sage, tarragon, thyme, vanilla
• Miscellaneous: agar agar, aloe vera, carob, chestnut, cocoa bean, coffee, mushroom, tea (black, green), yeast (baker’s, brewer’s)

*Gliadin: A glycoprotein (a carbohydrate plus a protein) within gluten. Gliadin is found in wheat and some other grains, including oats, rye and barley. People with celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, and other conditions may be sensitive to gliadin in the diet. In these conditions, antibodies to gliadin can often be detected in the blood.

*Alpha-Lactalbumin: An important whey protein found in cow’s milk.

*Beta-Lactalbumin: The major protein found in cow’s milk.

The Food Intolerance 200+ test requires a finger-prick blood sample, easily collected at home. No clinic visit is needed.

A food intolerance test is not recommended during pregnancy as the immune system is suppressed which can cause false negative results. Please wait 4-6 weeks after giving birth.

Please avoid the use of immunosuppressant medication if possible when performing these tests, as they may have an impact on the results.

DO NOT stop any medications without your doctor’s consent.

Dietary guidelines before doing your test

We recommend that you follow your normal diet before doing the food intolerance test so that the test reflects what you usually eat.

If you have avoided a food for more than three months that you would like to test, you would need to reintroduce this food for 1 week by eating a normal portion of that food at least once daily before taking your blood sample.

If symptoms occur once the food is re-introduced, we recommend that you discontinue that food would presume you are likely still intolerant to it.

The minimum age for taking the Food Intolerance 200+ Test is 2 years and above.

We recommend returning your samples for the the Food Intolerance 200+ test by a next day service. Samples to arrive Monday – Thursday only. All instructions are clearly available within your test kit.

Please allow 12 working days for your the Food Intolerance 200+ test results.(results are often completed sooner than this).

Your Food Intolerance 200+ Test results will be emailed to you.

A food allergy causes an immediate IgE immune response. A food intolerance causes a slower IgG antibody response, leading to delayed symptoms like bloating, fatigue, headaches, and skin problems that can be hard to connect to a specific food. ( in bound link to you can read more about it here https://smartnutrition.co.uk/conditions/allergy-and-intolerance/

No, you do not need a referral to take the Food Intolerance 200+ Test. All UK test results also include a GMC-registered GP comment.