Food Intolerance Testing Oxford
Food intolerance testing can be vital to health and wellbeing. Digestive issues of bloating, pain, cramping, energy lows and other symptoms can be resolved with key lifestyle changes.
FoodPrint 40+ 120+ 200+
The FoodPrint service utilises a state of the art immunoassay based on microarray technology to detect food-specific IgG antibodies up to 220 different foods.
FoodPrint 200+ - £245 (207 foods tested)
FoodPrint 120+ - £205 (125 foods tested)
FoodPrint 40+ - £115 (44 foods tested)
Foodprint Vegan 150+
The FoodPrint Vegan 150+ service utilises state of the art immunoassay microarray technology to detect food-specific IgG antibodies to more than 150 different non-animal based foods.
FoodPrint Vegan 150+ - £205 (153 foods tested)
FoodPrint Vegetarian 160+
The FoodPrint Vegetarian 160+ service utilises state of the art immunoassay microarray technology to detect food-specific IgG antibodies to more than 160 different non-animal meat foods.
FoodPrint Vegetarian 160+ - £215 (161 foods tested)
FAQ
What is an IgG?
IgG stands for Immunoglobulin (type G). Immunoglobulins are a class of proteins that function as antibodies produced by the immune system in response to foreign bodies entering the body. There are several different types of immunoglobulins with IgA, IgE, IgG, IgM being the most well-known.
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Why do foods cause an IgG response?
Generally, foods are broken down during digestion into their component parts e.g. amino acids, glycerides etc. These pass harmlessly through the gut into the bloodstream. However, occasionally small fragments of partially digested or undigested foods are able to pass through the gut wall into the bloodstream where they are recognised by the immune system as being ‘foreign’. The immune system responds by making IgG antibodies to these foods.
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Do high IgG antibody levels cause symptoms?
When a food causes the body to produce high levels of IgG then these antibodies combine with the protein in the food to form an ‘antigen-antibody complex’. These complexes are usually eliminated by other cells in the immune system. However, if the immune system is overloaded, these insoluble molecules become deposited in tissues within the body, where they may cause chronic inflammation and the subsequent production of symptoms.