what tests are available

[martini82]

my ds age 5 has various food intolerances he has previously had the vega test, however i'm not 100% confident that this is as acurate as it could be

Does anyone know of any other tests that are available?

what are you looking at. modern med or natural?

modern med tests are elisa/rast tests

vega, well, yes, not the best overall, but there are more modern computerised alternatives on the market now which are quite accuarate and the one we had in my clinic was tested against rast/elisa and came up trumps.

The sale of vega machines are banned in other countries.
Tests to avoid are

Applied Kinesiology - measures muscle strength.

Auricular Cardiac Reflex Method - measures strongest pulse at the wrist.

Hair Analysis - hair tested for medical problems.

Leukocytotoxic Tests - white blood cells mixed with suspected allergen and observed under a microscope.

Neutralisation-Provocation Testing - a specific dose of neutralised allergen drops are placed under the tongue.

Vega Testing - measures the electromagnetic fields produced by the sufferer.

vega can be wildly variable.
You could try these people - although quackbuster types don't like them much either - they test for antibodies and might be helpful.

Or, cheaper alternative - try the elimination process - stop the foods you are concerned about for 2 weeks and see if any changes occur (e.g. 2 weeks is long enough for dairy-induced eczema to start to clear up); and then re-introduce suspect food and monitor response.

be interested in any tests misi knows about. Howwever the only reliable way I've heard of so far for testing food intolerances is to take the food out of your diet and put it back again. Even that can be complicated but it's far better than most alternatives.

If you suspect milk or wheat there are tests but exclusion diets are still the way I'd go.

I do agree Tatt, but I still also prefer the rast/elisa tests too as a confirmation/back up.
I will bite my tongue and ask my ex what machine we got in new at the clinic, all I remember about it was the cost () and that it tested over 3000 items (but could do 6000) and that is had been tested against rast/elisa

misi have not heard of the rast/elisa test, how is it done??

i have tried the elimination diet but found it very difficult to narrow it down enough not easy to do with 3 dc under 5 .

RAST and elisa are both blood tests. RAST test for IgE so is good for allergies but useless for intolerance. Elisa I don't know much about.

What are your child's problems as that may suggest a priority are for checking for intolerances?