Testing Procedure:
During In Vitro testing, food extracts are mixed individually with patient plasma containing white blood cells, platelets, and red blood cells. The mixture of plasma and food extracts is then observed under a microscope fo toxic reactions. Damage or death of blood cells indicates a positive reaction to a specific food. In negative (non-toxic) reactions, the white blood cells, platelets, and red blood cells remain healthy.
Positive reactions are classified into the following three different levels based on the extent of damage to blood cells caused by a particular food allergen.
reaction level 1 = weak reaction
reaction level 2 = moderate reaction
reaction level 3 = strong reaction
Patient Preparation:
On the day before the test, eat no foods after dinner, drink only water and do not eat until after the test the next morning. Do not stop taking any prescribed medication. Reschedule your test if you develop a cold, flu, or other infectious disease prior to your appointment.
Test Results:
level 3 - strong reaction - worst offenders
clove
kidney bean
marjoram
sorbitol *
tobacco
level 2 - moderate reaction - worse offenders
allspice
almond
chicory
chili pepper
cocoa-chocolate {grrr}
ginger
horseradish
lettuce
molasses
mung bean
okra
orange roughy fish
pumpkin
rhubarb
rice
rosemary
rye
strawberry
sunflower
black tea {green or herbal tea is fine!?}
level 1 - weak reaction - bad offenders
beet
beet sugar
cane sugar
cola
english walnut
garden peppers (bell)
paprika
peppermint / spearmint
pomegranate
wheat
wheat bran
Interpretation of food allergy test:
Your test results show hypersensitive reactions to specific foods. This reaction is measured on a scale of 1 to 3 and it indicates damage or death of your blood cells during the esting procedure.
It is therefore recommended that you avoid all foods which have shown a positive reaction for a certain period of time.
Food intolerance and food hypersensitivity may be treated (cleared) by a sustained avoidance of the offending foods. It may take you little as 2 weeks or as long as 4 months of food avoidance to clear your food hypersensitivities.
You may wish to gradually reintroduce the reactive foods in your diet, one at a time. If no reaction it is possible to tolerate offending foods at a 4 day intervals but other reactive foods may be tolerated at longer eating intervals.
It is recommended that you perform a periodic follow up interlerance test after the successful reintroduction of offending foods.
fr: my food allergy test
My Interpretation:
Well, it is no sugar, no flour, and no chilli soup for me! That means no italian, mexican, or chinese resturants because there would be no way I could find something on the menu to eat! It has to be American Cuisine where I can make substitutions. When it comes to drinks, water and green or herbal tea or homemade lemon aid.
Oh no! Now I am going to have problems eating with extended family like my grandma who already points out that I don't eat enough. Now with refusing to eat dessert I can just hear her now. No need to explain it to her because she won't hear it and no, her hearing is just fine.
I have asked mom not to be offended if I choose not to go out to eat or not to be offended if I eat a semi-naked sandwich! My family has been ok with me. The big challenge will be for Ethen's birthday party. My one bro doesn't know yet and I don't want to make it a big scene at the party. I pretty much know what will be on the menu. I will eat ahead of time.
What I have done:
I went home and tore my kitchen apart. I took out allllll offending foods and restocked with safe foods. Why would I reintroduce offending foods? And how can I when I could run amuck on the weekends where I would have less control of knowing if they used tomato sauce without sugar or they didn't use a spice I can't have? The one food I want more than all else is chocolate. Yes, I have a bag of chocolate chips in my frig. But hey, much easier to control the amount then others. Yes, I have been a good girl.
Do you know that your peanut butter has sugar in it? Do you know that canned tomatos and spaghetti sauce has sugar it besides some that have peppers? Do you know all canned soups and powered mixes have flour in it? Even some peanuts are done up with sugar?! Even McDonald have fessed up to using wheat(flour) on or in their french fries! Come on! Potatoes I can have so I was at least excited by getting to have french fries. Oh, don't forget reading reading the herbal tea. What is chicory? I had to give up my raspberry and my chamomile tea because of chicory. Just wait until I find him ... he gone. (chicory is my new cuss word)
I am creative so I can do this. I am a label reader now. I did find peanut butter and unsalted peanuts without sugar. There are cans of tomatoes and spaghetti sauce without sugar or peppers among the offenders. Barley is the new rice. Grinding up oatmeal and adding soy flour has been my new flour. I made cookies sugarless and wheatless. Not bad but I won't share only because you would miss the sugar. I have a few favorite recipies that I am going to redo. Maybe I'll tell you about them when I attempt them. I am also going to make my own recipe book.
mad chow: nourishment or killer
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