Has anyone has success with the IgG test?

Question

I know i have food issues, the dr's have said i have IBS but that to me is a cop out something is causing thse reactions, i know i cant consume dairy (even if its lactose free) and i have heard about the IgG test to pin point what exactly i cant eat. Has anyone had this test done and were the results helpfull.

I have had the normal allergie test done where they put the dots of liquid on and scratch it with a pin and according to that im not allergic to anything, which is why im asking about the IgG test cause i have read a book on intollerances and they recomend the IgG but i would like to know how accurate it is. Thank you very much for your answer

appologies for my bad spelling

Answer 1

tish 13 yrs ago in midst of lotta building, remodeling work,i had to stay in a location where a cat resided,,,,,,,,,animal dander plus building chemicals,,,and a lot of physical exertion caused ,(over a couple months) bad sleep fatigue,irritability,feeling slightly ill all the time,innatentiveness to accounting work,i went to neighborhood docs to no avail,got sicker(no health bennies)visited a board certified allergist who drew blood,gave me rast skin tests,,,,determined sed rate for iga to be 492(200 is normal),,,,,the problem was beyond her brain power; connecting animal dander with this kind of motor neuron effect.allergies :docs still do not understand,or agree what is?are allergies.i just answered a q about a teenage kid with severe excema........gave as detailed answer as i could.......docs who take patients seriously and with a broader concept of the toll that allergies may impose on the patient over time,are called clinical ecologists,,(american academy of environmental medicine) you could get a referral by contacting them for somebody close to you,,,,,,,you would need 800 to 1k available up front,,,they'll be thorough,take a lot of time and mainstream medicine ,in my biased opinion is second rate,shabby.third world.until, and unless they take chemicals,,biological weaknesses ot foods,fungus,as having implications for a lot of human illnesses.

Answer 2

I think the test you are talking about is actually referred to as a RAST test. It's a test where different types of allergens are dropped into samples of your blood and a pathogist watches how your blood reacts. This is a really interesting test and can lead to problematic foods. The IgG test will tell you " how allergic" you are in general. For instance, someone who is allergic to trees or grasses would have a higher IgG in the spring time when those things are pollenating. The IgG won't tell you what you are allergic to, just HOW allergic you are at the time of the blood draw.
I recommend that you find a good allergist because the most effective and the most accurate test is a skin prick test. The doctor takes plastic " tooth pick" like sticks and dips them into things you are potentially allergic to. The stick is then used to " prick" your skin ( its relatively painless). The pricks are then evaluated over a 20 minute time span. Depending on how large your reactions are, each reaction is given a number rating. A large reaction would be given a four. A tiny reaction would be given a 1. No reaction is given a 0. The skin prick test can be used in conjunction with the RAST Tests. Either way, you will need to see an allergist.

M.