Product Details

This test requires a blood draw, so please ensure you can refer to a phlebotomist in the clients area before you order this test.

(Nordic Laboratories accepts no cost or claims related to any phlebotomy services in the event of sample rejection or failure for any reason. By ordering this, or any test requiring phlebotomy services, you accept any inherent risk and any associated costs.)

Indications

• ADD/ADHD

• Autism

• Chronic ear infections

• Eczema

• Gut malabsorption

• Headaches

• Insomnia

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Rheumatoid arthritis

Contributing/causal factors

• Additives

• Antibiotics

• Artificial preservatives

• Environmental pollutants

• Infections

• Molds

• Overeating

• Pesticides

• Stress

Food allergies and food sensitivites are abnormal responses to a food component triggered by the immune system in the form of immunoglobulins (IgE, IgG, IgA, IgM), representing either an immediate or delayed immune response. Elevated IgA antibodies to specific food proteins are believed to be a food sensitivity-related condition.

IgA antibodies are, like IgG antibodies, a part of the body's immune system. They are mostly present in bodily secretions such as saliva and mucosa (secretory IgA), but are also secreted in the blood. Whilst a clear role for IgA towards food antigens remains unknown, high serum levels of IgA to specific food proteins are believed to be a possible indicator of antigen exposure and mucosal damage. Thus, elevated serum IgA towards specific food proteins may possibly suggest a loss of oral tolerance to the foods of concern. The only food-specific IgA antigen that was been established as an indicator of antigen-exposure is the gluten-related anti-gliadin IgA.

This test requires a blood draw, so please ensure you can refer to a phlebotomist in the clients area before you order this test.

(Nordic Laboratories accepts no cost or claims related to any phlebotomy services in the event of sample rejection or failure for any reason. By ordering this, or any test requiring phlebotomy services, you accept any inherent risk and any associated costs.)

Sample required:

Serum

This is a serum sample and requires a full blood draw

Average processing time:

Maximum of 21 days