momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on Jul 17, 2021 14:20:19 GMT
Wanted to know if anyone has done Everlywell or any other type of store bought kind of test for food sensitivities.
I feel like I may have some sensitivities, but they're not extreme or anything I can put my finger on to warrant MD testing (have had a physical and all pertinent age appropriate tests.) Upset stomach on occasion, this week after eating some vanilla oreos. Feel like it's weird stuff like them that will do it to me and it's occasionally like once a month maybe. I'm kind of curious to see if i'd turn up sensitive to something. Figured i'd ask before just buying something what your opinions are if you've used these kinds of test kits.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 14:30:36 GMT
Wanted to know if anyone has done Everlywell or any other type of store bought kind of test for food sensitivities. I feel like I may have some sensitivities, but they're not extreme or anything I can put my finger on to warrant MD testing (have had a physical and all pertinent age appropriate tests.) Upset stomach on occasion, this week after eating some vanilla oreos. Feel like it's weird stuff like them that will do it to me and it's occasionally like once a month maybe. I'm kind of curious to see if i'd turn up sensitive to something. Figured i'd ask before just buying something what your opinions are if you've used these kinds of test kits. Personally I would do a full panel with an allergist. I am allergic to vanilla and every time I had it, I got an upset stomach. I scored in the 40s for vanilla almost 3 years ago. I accidentally had it awhile back in a food and also developed a rash and hives. So I use pure maple syrup in place of vanilla. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 17, 2021 14:32:09 GMT
I have never done the otc one, just the blood work from the doctor. They won’t do the skin one on me because I have such severe reactions to some things.
It isn’t a big deal to get the doctor one, just wondering why you wouldn’t go that route?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 14:32:31 GMT
I say this because not all allergies = rash, hives, swelling.
I am allergic to all meats but pork.
Chicken and turkey never caused swelling, rash, hives. I would get gassy and an upset stomach. Felt a little weird too.
Same with green peas and pinto beans.
Those scores were high 30s to 50s.
My anaphylaxis foods are in the 80s and 90s.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 17, 2021 14:35:12 GMT
If you think you have allergies, go to an allergist and get tested.
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Post by jenjie on Jul 17, 2021 14:43:38 GMT
A friend recommended the Everlywell test to me. She has very helpful results. You probably know there are two different tests. You can choose the less expensive or more foods tested.
I didn’t use that test only bc I went to a homeopath who tested me on a biofeedback machine. She was able to tell me a bunch of stuff - food sensitivities are dairy, gluten and legumes, in addition to the shellfish allergy I already knew about; not breaking down proteins properly; adrenals and liver need help. She also tested my supplements to see if they are compatible with me. Some were, some weren’t. I swapped out a few and overall am now taking less than I was before I went.
In case this is helpful to you or anyone else, this is what she asked me to do in the meantime when I called to schedule the appt. it’s her general recommendation for anyone to support your health.
-paleo diet, with the addition of no red meat
-drink half your weight in water with electrolyte drops added
-walk 30 mins daily to benefit your lymph system
There were 3 weeks between my call and our appt. By the time she tested me, she was so pleased and said she could tell I had been faithful to her program.. I expected a laundry list of issues, but there weren’t many.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 15:37:26 GMT
There are 3 types of food issues.
An allergy is an autoimmune response to food. Your body releases IgE to counteract it and produces histamines which cause the hives, anaphylaxis, digestion, etc.
A sensitivity produces a different immune response and your body releases IgG. This often results in the digestive problems.
An intolerance means your body lacks the necessary enzymes to digest a certain food. There is no test for that.
All of that to say, what the doctor will run and what Everlywell will run are different tests. Hubby did do Everlywell, but only after the doctor’s test showed he had no true allergies.
The Everlywell test results were interesting. We did the more comprehensive panel. It told him what things to eliminate and he did get some results, but we concluded that he must also have some intolerances, which we’re only really able to find through trial and error. So it may give you some answers, but it may also just leave you with more questions.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 15:52:54 GMT
Yes, even doing the elimination diet can help.
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 17, 2021 16:48:00 GMT
There are 3 types of food issues. An allergy is an autoimmune response to food. Your body releases IgE to counteract it and produces histamines which cause the hives, anaphylaxis, digestion, etc. A sensitivity produces a different immune response and your body releases IgG. This often results in the digestive problems. An intolerance means your body lacks the necessary enzymes to digest a certain food. There is no test for that. All of that to say, what the doctor will run and what Everlywell will run are different tests. Hubby did do Everlywell, but only after the doctor’s test showed he had no true allergies. The Everlywell test results were interesting. We did the more comprehensive panel. It told him what things to eliminate and he did get some results, but we concluded that he must also have some intolerances, which we’re only really able to find through trial and error. So it may give you some answers, but it may also just leave you with more questions. Did the doctor test show your husbands sensitivities ? Just wondering what the everywell test showed that the allergist didn’t. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 17:08:02 GMT
There are 3 types of food issues. An allergy is an autoimmune response to food. Your body releases IgE to counteract it and produces histamines which cause the hives, anaphylaxis, digestion, etc. A sensitivity produces a different immune response and your body releases IgG. This often results in the digestive problems. An intolerance means your body lacks the necessary enzymes to digest a certain food. There is no test for that. All of that to say, what the doctor will run and what Everlywell will run are different tests. Hubby did do Everlywell, but only after the doctor’s test showed he had no true allergies. The Everlywell test results were interesting. We did the more comprehensive panel. It told him what things to eliminate and he did get some results, but we concluded that he must also have some intolerances, which we’re only really able to find through trial and error. So it may give you some answers, but it may also just leave you with more questions. Did the doctor test show your husbands sensitivities ? Just wondering what the everywell test showed that the allergist didn’t. The allergy test only tested for IgE, so his sensitivities didn’t show up. It’s been a couple of years so I can’t remember all they were testing for, but they looked for allergies to all the common allergens (corn, wheat, soy, eggs, fish, nuts) but DH’s sensitivities are more off the beaten path (mango, thyme, nutritional yeast)—I don’t know if a different allergy panel would have come up with those things or not. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 17, 2021 19:29:48 GMT
Did the doctor test show your husbands sensitivities ? Just wondering what the everywell test showed that the allergist didn’t. The allergy test only tested for IgE, so his sensitivities didn’t show up. It’s been a couple of years so I can’t remember all they were testing for, but they looked for allergies to all the common allergens (corn, wheat, soy, eggs, fish, nuts) but DH’s sensitivities are more off the beaten path (mango, thyme, nutritional yeast)—I don’t know if a different allergy panel would have come up with those things or not. Interesting, I hope my post didn’t come across as rude, I was genuinely curious! My anaphylaxis allergies are pretty much fruit except for citrus, bananas and melons. My blood work definitely had my sensitivity results, but I think it was due to my numbers. My anaphylactic allergies were all 100+, I think the ones the counted as sensitivities were in the 50 range, then there was a whole list of things that were 10-49, but I don’t remember what they called those. Those were things like shellfish and eggs which I have never had any sort of problem with and cat dander, which obviously doesn’t bother me either. Allergies are so weird! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 19:30:54 GMT
The allergy test only tested for IgE, so his sensitivities didn’t show up. It’s been a couple of years so I can’t remember all they were testing for, but they looked for allergies to all the common allergens (corn, wheat, soy, eggs, fish, nuts) but DH’s sensitivities are more off the beaten path (mango, thyme, nutritional yeast)—I don’t know if a different allergy panel would have come up with those things or not. Interesting, I hope my post didn’t come across as rude, I was genuinely curious! My anaphylaxis allergies are pretty much fruit except for citrus, bananas and melons. My blood work definitely had my sensitivity results, but I think it was due to my numbers. My anaphylactic allergies were all 100+, I think the ones the counted as sensitivities were in the 50 range, then there was a whole list of things that were 10-49, but I don’t remember what they called those. Those were things like shellfish and eggs which I have never had any sort of problem with and cat dander, which obviously doesn’t bother me either. Allergies are so weird! No, I didn’t take it rude at all! Yes, allergies are weird! |
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Post by katiekaty on Jul 17, 2021 23:21:21 GMT
A friend recommended the Everlywell test to me. She has very helpful results. You probably know there are two different tests. You can choose the less expensive or more foods tested. I didn’t use that test only bc I went to a homeopath who tested me on a biofeedback machine. She was able to tell me a bunch of stuff - food sensitivities are dairy, gluten and legumes, in addition to the shellfish allergy I already knew about; not breaking down proteins properly; adrenals and liver need help. She also tested my supplements to see if they are compatible with me. Some were, some weren’t. I swapped out a few and overall am now taking less than I was before I went. In case this is helpful to you or anyone else, this is what she asked me to do in the meantime when I called to schedule the appt. it’s her general recommendation for anyone to support your health. -paleo diet, with the addition of no red meat - drink half your weight in water with electrolyte drops added-walk 30 mins daily to benefit your lymph system There were 3 weeks between my call and our appt. By the time she tested me, she was so pleased and said she could tell I had been faithful to her program.. I expected a laundry list of issues, but there weren’t many. Drinking half your weight in water is irresponsible and dangerous! Converting your weight to kilograms, kilograms to milligrams, 1 milligram=1 milliliter, equals severe if not deadly water intoxication! |
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Post by jenjie on Jul 18, 2021 8:44:08 GMT
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Post by busy on Jul 18, 2021 11:40:39 GMT
A friend recommended the Everlywell test to me. She has very helpful results. You probably know there are two different tests. You can choose the less expensive or more foods tested. I didn’t use that test only bc I went to a homeopath who tested me on a biofeedback machine. She was able to tell me a bunch of stuff - food sensitivities are dairy, gluten and legumes, in addition to the shellfish allergy I already knew about; not breaking down proteins properly; adrenals and liver need help. She also tested my supplements to see if they are compatible with me. Some were, some weren’t. I swapped out a few and overall am now taking less than I was before I went. In case this is helpful to you or anyone else, this is what she asked me to do in the meantime when I called to schedule the appt. it’s her general recommendation for anyone to support your health. -paleo diet, with the addition of no red meat - drink half your weight in water with electrolyte drops added-walk 30 mins daily to benefit your lymph system There were 3 weeks between my call and our appt. By the time she tested me, she was so pleased and said she could tell I had been faithful to her program.. I expected a laundry list of issues, but there weren’t many. Drinking half your weight in water is irresponsible and dangerous! Converting your weight to kilograms, kilograms to milligrams, 1 milligram=1 milliliter, equals severe if not deadly water intoxication! In imperial measurements, it’s fine. Someone who weighs 120 lbs drinking 60 oz of water is nothing to worry about. |
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Post by katiekaty on Jul 18, 2021 19:39:08 GMT
Drinking half your weight in water is irresponsible and dangerous! Converting your weight to kilograms, kilograms to milligrams, 1 milligram=1 milliliter, equals severe if not deadly water intoxication! In imperial measurements, it’s fine. Someone who weighs 120 lbs drinking 60 oz of water is nothing to worry about. That number is not correct! Someone who is 120 lbs would be drinking about 27 1/4 liters! 120divided by 2.2= 54.5x1000=54,540ml divid by2=27 1/4 liters so not good on average, a healthy person should intake (drink, eat foods with high fluid content) 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 liters of water or healthy fluids a day you should also be careful of adding electrolytes such as potassium to your liquids without checking with you doctor as this can cause heart arrhythmias |
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Post by busy on Jul 18, 2021 19:45:53 GMT
In imperial measurements, it’s fine. Someone who weighs 120 lbs drinking 60 oz of water is nothing to worry about. That number is not correct! Someone who is 120 lbs would be drinking about 27 1/4 liters! 120divided by 2.2= 54.5x1000=54,540ml divid by2=27 1/4 liters so not good on average, a healthy person should intake (drink, eat foods with high fluid content) 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 liters of water or healthy fluids a day you should also be careful of adding electrolytes such as potassium to your liquids without checking with you doctor as this can cause heart arrhythmias I’ve got no idea where you’re getting these numbers. I think you’re overthinking/over complicating it. Half your weight in ounces is to be interpreted as your weight in pounds - say 120 - divide that in half - so 60 - and drink that many fluid ounces. No one is recommending anyone drink 27 liters of water a day. |
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Post by katiekaty on Jul 19, 2021 1:50:10 GMT
That number is not correct! Someone who is 120 lbs would be drinking about 27 1/4 liters! 120divided by 2.2= 54.5x1000=54,540ml divid by2=27 1/4 liters so not good on average, a healthy person should intake (drink, eat foods with high fluid content) 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 liters of water or healthy fluids a day you should also be careful of adding electrolytes such as potassium to your liquids without checking with you doctor as this can cause heart arrhythmias I’ve got no idea where you’re getting these numbers. I think you’re overthinking/over complicating it. Half your weight in ounces is to be interpreted as your weight in pounds - say 120 - divide that in half - so 60 - and drink that many fluid ounces. No one is recommending anyone drink 27 liters of water a day. I was quoting the poster who stated half your weight in water, no unit of measure was stated. I am a nurse and get my info from reliable medical sources and books and am very careful in what info I put out. |
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Post by jenjie on Jul 19, 2021 1:52:00 GMT
I’ve got no idea where you’re getting these numbers. I think you’re overthinking/over complicating it. Half your weight in ounces is to be interpreted as your weight in pounds - say 120 - divide that in half - so 60 - and drink that many fluid ounces. No one is recommending anyone drink 27 liters of water a day. I was quoting the poster who stated half your weight in water, no unit of measure was stated. I am a nurse and get my info from reliable medical sources and books and am very careful in what info I put out. I’m sorry for not being more specific. What busy said is what I meant. |
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Post by busy on Jul 19, 2021 2:13:13 GMT
I’ve got no idea where you’re getting these numbers. I think you’re overthinking/over complicating it. Half your weight in ounces is to be interpreted as your weight in pounds - say 120 - divide that in half - so 60 - and drink that many fluid ounces. No one is recommending anyone drink 27 liters of water a day. I was quoting the poster who stated half your weight in water, no unit of measure was stated. I am a nurse and get my info from reliable medical sources and books and am very careful in what info I put out. I applaud you for being specific but also… a double check of common sense is good. I know there are quacks out there but recommending someone drink 60 POUNDS of water in a day seems highly highly unlikely and essentially impossible to do. |
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Post by katiekaty on Jul 19, 2021 3:39:44 GMT
I get what you are saying, but do you know how many people DO NOT use common sense?
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