Food Intolerance Test For Allergy: Price, Purpose, & More

Food Intolerance test helps to detect our intolerance or sensitivity to the food items we eat. It is also known as a food sensitivity test. It is a blood test that can be availed at home. The cost of the food intolerance test is Rs 10,000. It is being provided in association with Thyrocare technologies Ltd.

Common Question	Detail
Purpose	To find out sensitivity or intolerance towards food items
Number of food tested	217
Fasting	Yes (9-12 hours), water is allowed
Cost in India	Rs 7999/-

Free Home Collection, In Association With Thyrocare

Food intolerance test cost

Food intolerance test costs can vary from Rs 9000 to Rs 15000. However, Bookmerilab, in association with Thyrocare, provides the test at Rs 7999/- only. The test covers 217 different food items.

Food intolerance test price list

Lab/ City	Price With Offer
Food intolerance test by Redcliffe Labs	Rs 14000
Food intolerance test by Thyrocare	Rs 10000 (Offer Price Rs 7999)
Dr Lal pathlabs	Rs 13000
Bangalore	Rs 6999 to Rs 14800
Hyderabad	Rs 6999 to Rs 8550
Delhi	Rs 6999 to Rs 14500
Kolkata	Rs 6999 to Rs 13000
Pune	Rs 6999 to Rs 13000
Chennai	Rs 6999 to Rs 8550

Special Offer

Get 217 test food intolerance test with 68 test Aarogyam C package, 285 tests at Rs 8238 Only. The package includes CBC, LFT, KFT, Thyroid, Lipid, Iron, Diabetes, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and 217 food items for food intolerance checkups. Get the Offer here.

Tests included in the food intolerance test

Food Intolerance Test vs Food Allergy Test

The food intolerance test is different from the food allergy test. Both of these tests measure different types of allergies. Food allergy test measures Immunoglobulin E(IgE) and shows severe symptoms while food sensitivity test measures Immunoglobulin G(IgG) and is not life-threatening.

The latter is useful in the case of food intolerance.

Food Intolerance: Causes and Symptoms

Food sensitivity is a delayed reaction by the IgG antibody which is the most abundant antibody in our body. When we eat food and have an intolerance or sensitivity to it. IgG will give delayed reaction and studies show that this gives you a feeling of fatigue, headache, and joint pain.

But before we talk about the treatment tests, let’s first know the general symptoms of Food Intolerance.

Symptoms of Food Intolerance

Symptoms of food intolerance may take longer to appear. Its symptoms may differ from person to person but there are certain basic symptoms that usually appear. These include-

• Cough
• Stomach ache
• Migraine
• Bloating
• Runny nose
• Irritable bowel
• Hives
• Headache
• Pain in joints

Food Intolerance Test Procedure

The test requires a blood sample, which is usually drawn out from the veins of the forearm. A technician may visit your home to collect the sample. You may also visit a nearby lab to get tested. However, as food sensitivity is a special test, very few labs do it. It is always better to opt for a NABL accredited lab.

Results Of The Test

It has different ranges on the basis of age. The IgG normal range for different age groups is as follows-

Here, mg/dL is the unit that stands for milligrams per decilitre.

• 0-1 years is between 231-1411 mg/dL
• 1-3 years is between 453-916 mg/dL
• 4-6 years is between 504-1464 mg/dL
• 7-9 years is between 572-1474 mg/dL
• 10-11 years: is between 698-1560 mg/dL
• 12-13 years is between 759-1549 mg/dL
• 14-15 years is between 716-1711 mg/dL
• 16-19 years is between 549-1584 mg/dL
• 19 years is between 700-1600 mg/dL

The test results can either be high or low.

High IgG level can be due to person being infected in the body or reaction from certain substances. Check a sample report below.

Low IgG level might be due to loss of protein in the body caused by the disease including diabetes.

However, these tests cannot directly find the reason behind abnormalities in the IgG level. Thus, other tests become compulsory to confirm the reason causing infection.

References

• https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/immunoglobulins-blood-test/

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11574578