Allergix® IgG4 Food Antibodies 90 Profile

Note: This is a test kit that will be mailed to you. It requires at home collection and a blood draw. It is your responsibility to arrange the blood draw for your kit and payment of your specimen collection.

Fasting Required: No

Specimen: Blood

Special Instructions: Ship to lab Monday-Thursday ONLY.
Sample MUST be stored frozen at least 2 hours before shipping.
Specimens must be received in the laboratory within 24 hours of collection
Freezer brick must be frozen a minimum of 8 hours prior to shipping.
The use of immunosuppressive drugs, like cortisone, can give a false negative result. Discontinue the use of such drugs for 60 days before testing to allow antibody reactions to be seen.

Results: 7-10 Business Days

Description:
An IgG4 response to food is actually more common than the IgE response, which causes an immediate reaction. These food sensitivity reactions are more difficult to notice since they can occur hours or even days after consumption of an offending food. In some cases, a person’s reaction to a food may occur several days after eating the offending food and the link between the food and their symptoms may not be connected. These hidden food “allergies” are actually food “sensitivities” and are caused by increasing blood levels of IgG4 antibodies in reaction to specific foods. This profile measures the IgG4 levels in serum that react to 90 different foods, including commonly eaten foods such as corn, milk, egg, and wheat.

Foods Tested:
Almond, Apple, Apricot, Asparagus, Aspergillus Mold, Avocado, Banana, Barley, Bean, String, Beef, Black Pepper, Blueberry, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Carrot, Casein, Cashew, Cauliflower, Celery, Chicken, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Clam, Coconut, Codfish, Coffee, Corn, Crab, Cranberry, Cucumber, Egg White, Egg Yolk, Flounder, Garlic, Ginger, Grape, Grapefruit, Halibut, Honeydew, Lamb, Lemon, Lentil, Lettuce, Lima Bean, Lobster, Mackerel, Malt, Milk, Mushroom, Mustard Seed, Navy Bean, Oat, Olive, Onion, Orange, Oyster, Pea, Green, Peach, Peanut, Pear, Pecan, Pepper, Green, Pineapple, Pinto Bean, Pistachio, Pork, Potato, Rice, Rye, Salmon, Sesame, Shrimp, Soybean, Spinach, Strawberry, Sunflower, Sweet Potato, Tea, Tomato, Trout, Tuna, Turkey,, Vanilla, Walnut, English, Watermelon, Wheat, Yeast, Baker’s, Yeast, Brewer’s, Zucchini

Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.

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