I had a very
expensive allergy test done, and it came back with poultry, soybean, flax, duck, green peas and potatoes as allergens.
Not exact matches
In addition, this
testing is
expensive because it takes a lot of time to perform and multiple food
allergies are difficult to evaluate with this procedure.
It is best to
test for all three antibody types, however this can be
expensive and for that reason most naturopathic doctors
test IgG food
allergies when the symptoms are slow and insidious and not sudden or life threatening.
There are food
allergy tests that your doctor can perform, but they are notoriously inaccurate and
expensive.
What to do if you suspect a food
allergy in your child but you don't want to take them to an allergist requiring
expensive testing not to mention loads of discomfort?
Food
allergy testing is
expensive, but well worth it if you're having problems.
#KarinKnows If you are concerned with
expensive food
allergy tests but feel that something is not right with your body, try the elimination diet where you take out most of the inflammatory foods for a period of a few weeks and then slowly, little by little you reintroduce them back into your diet and watch for a reaction.
It can be hard to diagnose
allergies for certain without
expensive allergen
tests, but it's likely that your vet will recommend a trial of a prescription diet if she feels it is allergens.
There are a few possibilities and trying each one by trial and error can be time consuming and
expensive; at this point, I don't know if you have had a skin biopsy taken for histopathology as a board certified pathologist would be able to see the structure of the skin and to see any cells which may indicate inflammation etc... Also,
allergy testing blood
test may also be helpful too.
Even though I was happy to have an actual diagnosis the vet explained that
allergy testing can be very
expensive and usually does not narrow down an exact cause of the
allergy issues.
We are scheduled for a
allergy test in the morning and the estimate is very
expensive.
For environmental
allergies they can be on a medication such as Atopica life long in order to control the
allergy (you can't «treat»
allergies) or you can get get him
tested to see what the allergen (s) is / are and get a special vaccination made just for him against the allergen (s) but that's the
expensive approach.
Allergy testing and the shots may be more
expensive but if they allow a pet to take less medication and have fewer presentations to the clinic, then they may actually save money in the long run.