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05/30/19 2:21 AM

#143741 RE: Alyssa #143457

It’s not me that they would be disagreeing with - it’s these guys that have done scientific studies.
Yes there is such a thing as food intolerances as that is what they are describing. but where in that article does it say you would use a pinnertest to diagnosis it?


https://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/library/allergy-library/IgG-food-test
THE MYTH OF IGG FOOD PANEL TESTING
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Due to the lack of evidence to support its use, many organizations, including the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology have recommended against using IgG testing to diagnose food allergies or food intolerances / sensitivities.

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http://www.eaaci.org/attachments/877_EAACI%20Task%20Force%20Report.pdf

https://www.aaaai.org/aaaai/media/medialibrary/pdf%20documents/practice%20and%20parameters/eacci-igg4-2010.pdf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3443017/
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https://www.menshealth.com/health/a24881185/food-intolerance-test/
Food Intolerance Tests Are a Thing—So Should You Take One?
Here's the real deal.
BY ABBY LANGER, RD Dec 27 2018
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Who Sells Them:
Everlywell, IdentAllergy, Allergix, Pinnertest

What the Experts Say:
First know that food allergies and food intolerances aren’t the same thing.

Allergies trigger an immune system reaction to fight off a perceived threat. In the case of food, that threat is protein your genetic code doesn’t recognize.

Food intolerances, however, is your body’s inability to properly digest a food due a lack of enzyme. Allergies can be life threatening. Intolerances are inconvenient.

But can a home test pinpoint intolerances? The IgG test “has never been scientifically proven to be able to accomplish what it reports to do,” according to The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. They go on to say that any scientific studies used to sell these products are out-of-date and appear in bunk journals. Cold.

The Verdict:
Skip them. “IgG testing for adverse reactions to foods has not been validated and is not recommended,” says Zainab Abdurrahman, M.D., pediatric and adult allergist and assistant clinical professor at McMaster University. If you’re suffering from gastrointestinal problems, see a licensed gastroenterologist.