Anybody had one of these done before? Can you get via your GP?
Any recommendations for clinics doing them in the North/Belfast?
There is a place in Newry does it, ill have to google the name.
Quote from: giveherlong on May 04, 2016, 11:44:35 AM
Anybody had one of these done before? Can you get via your GP?
Any recommendations for clinics doing them in the North/Belfast?
I think they're very unreliable. Turn up one day and it'll say you're allergic to dairy and if you go the next day it could say you're allergic to wheat or gluten. Do some research on it before forking out money.
Synergy on the Cregagh Road in Belfast would do this type of stuff. Jan DeVries used to do it on Lisburn Road - not sure if it is still there or not.
You can get coeliac test done at the GPs I know that.
Quote from: giveherlong on May 04, 2016, 11:44:35 AM
Anybody had one of these done before? Can you get via your GP?
Any recommendations for clinics doing them in the North/Belfast?
I got referred by my GP, some waiting list, I think it was over 2 years of a wait.
Quote from: johnneycool on May 04, 2016, 02:18:00 PM
Quote from: giveherlong on May 04, 2016, 11:44:35 AM
Anybody had one of these done before? Can you get via your GP?
Any recommendations for clinics doing them in the North/Belfast?
I got referred by my GP, some waiting list, I think it was over 2 years of a wait.
I discovered I am allergic to waiting 2 years for anything.
Quote from: johnneycool on May 04, 2016, 02:18:00 PM
Quote from: giveherlong on May 04, 2016, 11:44:35 AM
Anybody had one of these done before? Can you get via your GP?
Any recommendations for clinics doing them in the North/Belfast?
I got referred by my GP, some waiting list, I think it was over 2 years of a wait.
Why not go private, it's not that expensive better than waiting 2 years and suffering from eating food you have allergies to.
That reminds me... Is there an allergy test available for pollen/dust/pet allergies
Don't seem overly expensive £30-£50
Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations
Quote from: BennyCake on May 04, 2016, 04:22:46 PM
That reminds me... Is there an allergy test available for pollen/dust/pet allergies
Should be available in Ireland. Pretty standard test here in the US. They mark a grid on your back, apply a small amount of oil infused with whatever the allergen for that spot on the grid is and scratch your skin a little to get the stuff in there. They usually leave it ~30 minutes and then apply a larger dose unless you light up like a Christmas Tree a few minutes into the first application.
Surely adults would know if they are intolerant or allergic to this stuff without needing a test.
Quote from: No wides on May 04, 2016, 03:22:00 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on May 04, 2016, 02:18:00 PM
Quote from: giveherlong on May 04, 2016, 11:44:35 AM
Anybody had one of these done before? Can you get via your GP?
Any recommendations for clinics doing them in the North/Belfast?
I got referred by my GP, some waiting list, I think it was over 2 years of a wait.
Why not go private, it's not that expensive better than waiting 2 years and suffering from eating food you have allergies to.
He's a miserable hoor!
You could just stop eating food you are allergic to!
Quote from: Tony Baloney on May 04, 2016, 07:20:54 PM
Quote from: No wides on May 04, 2016, 03:22:00 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on May 04, 2016, 02:18:00 PM
Quote from: giveherlong on May 04, 2016, 11:44:35 AM
Anybody had one of these done before? Can you get via your GP?
Any recommendations for clinics doing them in the North/Belfast?
I got referred by my GP, some waiting list, I think it was over 2 years of a wait.
Why not go private, it's not that expensive better than waiting 2 years and suffering from eating food you have allergies to.
He's a miserable hoor!
You could just stop eating food you are allergic to!
It wasn't food I was allergic to, I'd had loads of bother with sore throats which escalate into chest infections when you're an asthmatic. Certain types of tree pollens at the start of the summer and grass pollens at the end of summer were the culprits.
Prescribed an antihistamine and haven't looked back
Puck, slightly off topic but I keep up at a pop level on foods and diets digestion etc.
Anyway to me there seems to be a shift in thinking that allergies aren't even a proper illness at all as such, rather they are just our bodies missing the required microbes/antioxidants/enzymes to deal with certain foods or whatever else we may be allergic too? And that it is something that we dont know enough about to even treat effectively using current science. Also the sterile lives and diets we have being a huge part of the problem. What's your opinion on that?
Too many fancy dans about.
Quote from: omaghjoe on May 04, 2016, 11:31:05 PM
Puck, slightly off topic but I keep up at a pop level on foods and diets digestion etc.
Anyway to me there seems to be a shift in thinking that allergies aren't even a proper illness at all as such, rather they are just our bodies missing the required microbes/antioxidants/enzymes to deal with certain foods or whatever else we may be allergic too? And that it is something that we dont know enough about to even treat effectively using current science. Also the sterile lives and diets we have being a huge part of the problem. What's your opinion on that?
I think there's a big difference in understanding between Allergies Vs Intolerances Vs Sensitivities in regards to diet. Not unlike people who self diagnose themselves as ADHD or COD when they might really just be a twat and have no idea how debilitating true COD or ADHD is.
Quote from: Puckoon on May 05, 2016, 07:00:51 PM
Quote from: omaghjoe on May 04, 2016, 11:31:05 PM
Puck, slightly off topic but I keep up at a pop level on foods and diets digestion etc.
Anyway to me there seems to be a shift in thinking that allergies aren't even a proper illness at all as such, rather they are just our bodies missing the required microbes/antioxidants/enzymes to deal with certain foods or whatever else we may be allergic too? And that it is something that we dont know enough about to even treat effectively using current science. Also the sterile lives and diets we have being a huge part of the problem. What's your opinion on that?
I think there's a big difference in understanding between Allergies Vs Intolerances Vs Sensitivities in regards to diet. Not unlike people who self diagnose themselves as ADHD or COD when they might really just be a twat and have no idea how debilitating true COD or ADHD is.
Well ADHD is probably a good analogy. In that these diagnosis arent really the same disorder/allergy as they may not have the same actual root cause from person to person.
Rather they are just a grouping of similar symptoms that the medical world puts together, which is fair enough if you dont understand their cause. However to treat them effectively without understanding their true cause is probably more guess work than anything else. To be anyway effective Id imagine treatment needs to be flexible and on a personalised which you seem to indicate that it is.
Was at the doc recently for a skin check and was asking his recommendations.
He said the majority of issues are from one or more of the categories on the FODMAP scale.
He reckoned the best way was to try the low FODMAP diet.
Pick a category from the bottom list and give up these items for a week. Check if you notice any difference, then move on to the next category.
You may have an intolerance for one or more of those groups.
Have been working my way through them and have noticed some difference already in 2 of the categories. Won't necessarily give up these foods totally, but will be conscious of when I eat them
Another suggestion he gave was sibotest.
Haven't gone down this route yet. Looks like a testing kit you order online and then send away.
https://sibotest.com/pages/index
(https://i.pinimg.com/474x/d5/05/7f/d5057ff898f73e1b8ae652989e1a668b--fodmap-diet-low-fodmap-foods.jpg)
Good info. NBTD, any knowledge of local products for testing ( those are in $) ?
Quote from: Dire Ear on November 30, 2018, 09:20:32 AM
Good info. NBTD, any knowledge of local products for testing ( those are in $) ?
Sorry, I'm in Australia