What is delayed food sensitivity test?

[mjsmard]

Pardon me for my question, but what is delayed food sensitivity test? Who can order it?

 

Svetlana

[Guest]

Svetlana,

 

A delayed food sensitivity test is a blood test which tests for delayed food reactions, where as skin testing tests for immediate reactions to food. Any type of doctor can order it. It all just depend on if their willing to order such test. Most DAN/Environmental/Naturopathic/DO doctors will order it. Some MD's also will order it for you. Mine will, but he's also a DAN doctor. Check with your Naturopath and maybe he will order it for you.

[mjsmard]

Thank you, Carolyn.

 

Could you also let me know if insurance covers it or it's out of the pocket expence?

[Claire]

It depends on your insurance company. Ours paid for it.

 

We like www.elisaact.com 's IgG blood test for food sensitivities (as opposed to food ALLERGIES which are IgE tests). Others have used Immunolabs.

 

But if you don't have a doctor willing to order it...you can look at www.directlabs.com as they have an IgG food sensitivity test there, and no doctor's signature is required.

 

Food sensitivities can trigger tics, but they don't always.

 

Claire

[Guest]

Your welcome Svetlana. My first time the insurance did cover part of the test by www.elisaact.com. This time my doctor has ordered a delayed food sensitivity test by Alletess, Inc. My doctor has the lab bill him and then he has the office do codes so they can bill it to my insurance. It's covered by 80% that way and

in-network.

 

I have gotten reimbursed for some tests at directlabs.com, but it is more difficult to get insurance payment for them since you order the tests yourself.

 

Carolyn

[mjsmard]

Thank you Carolyn and Claire.

 

Svetlana

[simonzl]

However , I just found elisaact.com will stop service from Oct 14,2006 . FYI

 

It depends on your insurance company. Ours paid for it.

 

We like www.elisaact.com 's IgG blood test for food sensitivities (as opposed to food ALLERGIES which are IgE tests). Others have used Immunolabs.

 

But if you don't have a doctor willing to order it...you can look at www.directlabs.com as they have an IgG food sensitivity test there, and no doctor's signature is required.

 

Food sensitivities can trigger tics, but they don't always.

 

Claire

[Claire]

No way, Simonzl,

 

Did they say why?

 

Claire

[Guest]

I'm also interested in Elisa Acts reason for stopping service.

 

Anybody heard of or used Alletess (http://www.foodallergy.com/) delayed food sensitivity panels? That's the one my chelation doctor gave me. I haven't decided if I'm going to do it or not, but if I do it won't be until about November. I didn't feel Elisa Act was that beneficial for me because most were things I didn't even eat and like the only one I did eat was cottage cheese, but that also showed up in my skin testing. Maybe I'm sensitive to the new foods and have delayed reactions to them therefore it might be worth doing one more test since my food choices have changed so much since doing the other one.

 

Carolyn