Understanding my food sensitivity results
If you have food-specific related questions, please email us at [email protected] (link provided at the bottom of the page)
High Reactivity
Elevated levels of IgG reaction to a certain food does not necessarily mean you have an intolerance, but research shows that by eliminating foods that cause an IgG reaction, you can potentially improve certain food-related symptoms - including gastrointestinal distress, headaches, dry and itchy skin and fatigue.
Elimination Diets
There are many types of elimination diets out there and we recommend a couple different options. This is meant to help you identify a problematic food. Please keep in mind that IgG reactivity does not necessarily correlate directly with symptoms, so your results are meant to guide you through the next steps of the process. We typically advise that you eliminate class 3 and class 2 foods first. If you didn't have any results in those categories then you can focus on the high class 1's and work them into your trial elimination diet. Here is more detail on two elimination diet options:
Gluten-Free Diet
If you have been avoiding gluten, it is possible that you do not have elevated circulating IgG antibodies to gluten in your sample. We are only looking at the IgG immune response on this test.
“But I’ve never eaten….” or Cross-Reactivity
The main reason you may have some reactivity to foods that you've never eaten before, or haven't had in a very long time, could be due to cross-reactivity. While we are testing your IgG reactivity against certain foods, sensitivities you may have to other substances can cause a cross-reactivity and yield a result you might not expect.
Raw Food vs Cooked Food
The vast majority of antigens do not change based on cooked or raw ingestion. The only one that does is egg yolk Gal d5 antigen.
Reference Ranges
Below you will find the reference ranges we use for each marker. There are four classifications of reactivity, 0-3, with 0 being low and 3 being highly reactive. Remember, you can click on each food in your results to see more details about that food and see your number score. Once you know all the foods you have a Class 1-3 reaction to, you can choose how you want to proceed with an elimination diet.