Food Allergy Testing
Are you looking for an allergy clinic for food allergy testing in Brisbane?
We’ve written a series of articles for you to access below to help you learn more about your allergies and identify the best testing and management options for your situation.
Having unidentified allergies is like walking uphill with a 20kg weight on your back – it slows your body down and makes everyday living much harder. Identifying your food allergies with food allergy testing helps to reduce the load that allergies place on your body. Removing the foods you are allergic to can help your body function at its best and may reduce the symptoms you’ve lived with for many years.Our Naturopaths work from Vibe Natural Health in Brisbane and can help you to identify your food allergies, using scientifically accurate testing methods. Allergies cannot be cured, but they can be identified with the right testing methods and managed to improve your health and quality of life.
There are 2 main types of food allergy – immediate allergy and slow onset allergy. We offer testing for both, but recommend that you also consult your GP or emergency department immediately if you are experiencing anaphylactic / fast onset allergy symptoms.
1. Fast Onset food allergy Immediate allergies are most common to present for the first time in children. Symptoms generally involve the skin – rashes or hives, airway – swollen lips, tongue, restricted breathing, or digestion – cramping or diarrhoea. 2. Slow onset food allergy ( food sensitivity) These allergies aren’t recognized as a “true allergy” like the fast onset allergies, however our experience has shown that testing for slow onset allergies often completes the missing pieces of the puzzle in identifying allergy symptom triggers.
The differences between fast onset and slow onset food allergies
| Fast Onset Allergies (IgE) | Slow Onset Allergies (IgA/ IgG) |
| Occurs instantly or within 1 -2 hours | Occurs after a few hours or days |
| Involves 1 – 2 foods | Can involve multiple foods |
| Onset occurs mainly in children | First onset as a child or adult |
| Easily identified – you can often identify them yourself eg after eating peanuts or seafood – symptoms occurred obviously and quickly. | Harder to identify as symptoms are slow onset and may have been from a combined effect eg wheat and milk (weetbix & milk for breakfast) and symptoms didn’t occur til the afternoon |
| Allergic foods need to be avoided for life | After avoiding for 3-6 months some foods may be re-introduced. |
- Digestive
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Bloating, Wind, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Nausea, Itchy anus.
- Skin
- Acne, Eczema, Rashes, Dryness, Itching, Redness. Childhood dermatitis.
- Mental/ Emotional
- Depression, headaches, mood swings, fuzzy thinking, children’s behavioural issues – Autisim/ Aspergers, children’s learning difficulties, Irritability, Hyperactivity, ADHD.
- Muscles and Joints
- Arthritis, Joint Pain, Sore Muscles, Muscle Fatigue and Burning
- Ear, Nose, Throat and Lungs
- Mucus, Sinusitis, Asthma, Hayfever, Recurrent colds and flus, Sneezing, Wheezing, Bad taste in mouth.
- Eyes
- Redness, Itching, Puffiness, Dark Circles.
Think you may have food allergies or intolerances?
Find out how to test for them in our next blog post : Food Allergy Testing Methods To read our Frequently Asked Questions and get your sample food allergy test report, enter your details in the sign up box on the right of screen.Would you like an appointment for food allergy testing in Brisbane?
The Naturopaths at Vibe Natural Health offer appointments at our clinic at 210 Days Rd, Grange in Brisbane.
Visit our appointment diary on the top right of screen to book now.
If you have questions, please email us rather than commenting on the blog at info@vibenaturalhealth.com.au
Or phone us on (07) 3366 7970. We would love to help you!
