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Food Intolerance Testing

kdonov2

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Does anyone know where I canget food intolerance testing done in Chicago? Anyone have any doctor recommendations? I tried a search and only find Dr.'s who do allergy testing. I am also not Celiac, just gluten intolerant, so Celiac Dr.'s are probably not the route to go for me. If anyone has any advice, I would greatly appretiate it.

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I'm not in Chicago but we had IgG testing done at a Naturopath. Not all Naturopaths belive in that though. So you have to ask first.

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I just went to see Dr.Semrad at the University of Chicago's Celiac center. I didn't get tested for other food intolerances, but found out that I do carry the HLA DQ2 gene and that my IgA antibodies are still elevated. Very frustrating as I've been on a strict gluten free diet for 6 months. I got tested for a bunch of food intolerances at an alternative clinic with an IgG test, but the more I'm reading up on it, the more skeptical I'm becoming. I've read (from reliable sources) that IgG testing can be very inaccurate and you can get "false positives." Then you end up avoiding foods that you aren't even intolerant to in the first place. The nurse at the University of Chicago thought these IgG tests were bogus. On the other hand, the alternative clinic says because of my IgG tests, I supposedely have dairy and egg intolerances as well as 25 other food intolerances. I'm not sure what to believe now. But I think I trust the University of Chicago more than an alternative clinic which, frankly, few people have ever heard of.

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Thanks for the replies. I got tested through Enterolab and found that I was dairy and gluten intolerant, but I feel that I am intolerant to corn and probably a bunch of other things. I worry that the U of C clinic would not be able to help me with my other unknown intolerances. Many mainstream practitioners do not believe in intolerances at all, so I feel that a Naturopath may be my best bet.

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