Allergy & asthma

Q.
I recently took dairy (cow’s) products out of my diet and have  noticed that my asthma has greatly improved. Now that I have seen such a positive result from eliminating cow’s products, can you please tell me if it is possible to allergy test goats and sheep's milk products as I would now like to use these as my dairy alternative.

T. Jennings LEEDS

A.
There are two methods I would consider, when testing for allergy. As you have done with cows produce, it is possible to self test, through dietary elimination of potential allergens. With this method you will need to be very organized, to be assured that the diet is allergen free. Eliminate the suspected allergens for a least ten days. You will then need to go through a strict process of reintroduction, where you record your physical and mental responses after eating the tested food. Symptoms may include tiredness, hyperactivity, anger, dizzyness etc. Reactions can be delayed (up to 48 hours) which means it can sometimes be difficult to ascertain a true response.

The other method of identification is a blood test test that measures antibody or immune responses to foods. These tests can show the severity of the reaction to the foods and sometimes identify foods that were not suspected as allergens, such as condiments, additives or herbs and seasonings

Tests available include

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  • Individual allergens, Price £35 per food
  • Dairy and Grains tests
    Grains, Soya, Cow’s, Sheep’, Goat’s produce, Gluten allergy marker tTGa, Yeast
  • FACTest
    If you wanted to gauge your response to a wider variety of foods (170) you could try the FACTest. Once the test identifies the foods that challenge your system, you will be provided with a 6 week rotation diet, to minimize the antibody response to the foods. This is based on the foods and the families of foods that they come from.




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