IgE Food Antibodies 30 - Serum

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IgE Food Allergy Testing

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woman with food allergies The IgE antibody causes "classic" or "atopic" allergic reactions related to hay fever and anaphylaxis and is well-known for causing immediate allergic reactions. IgE food allergy testing reveals reactions that occur immediately after ingesting offending foods such as peanuts or shellfish.

According to the FDA, more than 160 foods can cause allergic reactions in people with food allergies. The eight most common foods accounting for 90 percent of food allergic reactions are required by law to be listed in the ingredients, and are the food sources from which many other ingredients are derived.

The eight foods identified by law which cause
common food reactions are:

Milk
Eggs
Fish (e.g., bass, flounder, cod)
Crustacean shellfish (e.g. crab, lobster, shrimp)
Tree nuts (e.g., almonds, walnuts, pecans)
Peanuts
Wheat
Soybeans

(Source: US FDA)

Metametrix offers two Allergix IgE Profiles:

Allergix IgE Food Antibodies Profile

IgE food allergy testing measures levels of antigen-specific IgE to 30 different foods, including peanut and shrimp, from a simple serum specimen.

Allergix IgE Inhalant Antibodies Profile

The IgE Inhalant Antibodies Profile measures the IgE levels in serum that react to different regional inhalant antigens.

Common symptoms of an IgE Food allergy:

Symptoms typically appear within minutes to two hours after
a person has eaten the food to which he or she is allergic
Tingling sensation in the mouth
Swelling of the tongue and throat
Difficulty breathing
Hives
Vomiting

Abdominal cramps
Diarrhea
Drop in blood pressure
Loss of consciousness, and death
Hay fever
Asthma
Eczema

“ According to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, 12 million Americans have a food allergy. That's one in 25,
or 4 percent of the population.”

Special pricing when you order serum IgG and IgE food antibody testing together.

Additional Food Reaction Profiles to Consider:

Allergix IgG4 Food Antibodies Profiles –measures serum levels of IgG4 antibodies specific to 90 food antigens. An IgG4 food reaction occurs in hours to days after eating an offending food.
Bloodspot IgG Food Antibodies Profiles –measures levels of IgG antibodies specific to 30 commonly offending foods from a simple finger stick!
Celiac Profile – helps to identify celiac disease, an immune mediated response to gluten that affects the gastrointestinal tract.