What are food intolerances?
Food intolerances are unwanted reactions to certain foods. Consuming these foods can cause gastrointestinal issues, such as abdominal pain, bloating, and other digestive problems. It is important to note that food intolerances are not the same as food allergies. The main difference is that an immune system response triggers allergy symptoms. With food intolerances, reactions are generally predictable and increase based on how much food is consumed. In contrast, allergic reactions can have unpredictable severity and often occur with little exposure or even contact with the skin.
What is the purpose of this test?
Order this Comprehensive Wellness Panel #3 Test Kit, which identifies intolerances to 150 foods, 30 food additives/colorings/preservatives, and 20 molds. This Comprehensive Wellness #1 Panel helps determine which foods or substances may trigger digestive system issues, such as inflammation and other related symptoms. In addition, this panel measures changes in the size and volume of white blood cells (WBCs) in response to challenges with foods. Individuals should note that this is a tolerance test, not an allergy test.
150 Food Panel:
- Almond | Amaranth | Apple | Apricot | Artichoke | Asparagus | Avocado
- Baker's Yeast | Banana | Barley | Basil | Bay Leaf | Beef | Bell Pepper (Green) | Black Beans | Black Pepper | Black Tea | Blackberry | Black-Eyed Pea | Blueberry | Brewer's Yeast | Broccoli | Brussels Sprouts | Buckwheat | Butternut Squash | Button Mushrooms
- Cabbage | Candida albicans | Cane Sugar | Cantaloupe | Caraway | Carob | Carrot | Casein | Cashew | Cauliflower | Cayenne Pepper | Celery | Cherry | Chicken | Chickpea | Cinnamon | Clam | Clove | Cocoa | Coconut | Codfish | Coffee | Corn | Cow's Milk | Crab | Cranberry | Cucumber | Cumin
- Date | Dill | Duck
- Egg White | Egg Yolk | Eggplant
- Fig | Flaxseed
- Garlic | Ginger | Gliadin | Gluten | Goat's Milk | Grape | Grapefruit | Green Pea | Green Tea
- Haddock | Halibut | Hazelnut | Honey | Honeydew Melon | Hops
- Iceberg Lettuce
- Kidney Bean | Kiwi
- Lamb | Lemon | Lentil Bean | Lima Bean | Lime | Lobster
- Malt | Mango | Millet | Mustard Seed
- Navy Bean | Nutmeg
- Oat (Gluten Free) | Olive | Onion | Orange | Oregano | Oyster
- Papaya | Paprika | Parsley | Peach | Peanut | Pear | Pecan | Peppermint | Pineapple | Pinto Beans | Pistachio | Plum | Pollock | Pork | Pumpkin
- Radish | Raspberry Red Beet | Rice (Brown/White) | Rye
- Safflower | Sage | Salmon | Sardine | Scallop | Sea Bass | Sesame | Shrimp | Snapper | Sole | Soybean | Spinach | Strawberry | String Bean | Sunflower | Sweet Potato
- Tapioca | Thyme | Tilapia | Tomato | Trout | Tuna | Turkey | Turnip
- Vanilla | Veal
- Walnut | Watermelon | Wheat | Whey | White Potato
- Yellow Squash
30 Food Additives/Colorings/Preservatives:
- Acid Blue #3 | Acid Red #14 | Annatto | Aspartame
- Benzoic Acid | Beta-Carotine | BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole) | BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) | Blue #1 (Brilliant Blue) | Blue #2 (Indigo Carmine) | Brillant Black
- Citric Acid
- Erythritol
- Fructose (HFCS)
- Green #3 (Fast Green)
- Lecithin (Soy)
- MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)
- Orris Root
- Polysorbate 80
- Red #4 (Carmine) | Red #40 (Allura Red)
- Saccharin | Sodium Sulfite | Sorbic Acid | Sucralose
- Xylitol
- Yellow #5 (Tartrazine) | Yellow #6 (Sunset Yellow)
20 Molds:
- Alternaria alternata | Aspergillus fumigatus
- Botrytis cinerea
- Candida albicans | Cephalosporium gramineum | Cladosporium herbarum | Curvularia
- Epicoccum nigrum
- Fusarium oxysporum
- Helminthosporium | Hormodendrum cladosporium
- Monilia sitophila | Mucor racemosus
- Penicillium | Phoma herbarum | Pullularia aureobasidium
- Rhizopus Nigrican | Rhodotorula rubra
- Spondylocladium
- Trichoderma
When should I order a Comprehensive Wellness Panel #3 - ALCAT Test Kit?
Individuals may order this test kit if they have experienced symptoms related to food intolerance. Common signs or symptoms of food intolerance include the following:
- Abdominal pain
- Upset stomach
- Gas and bloating
- Heartburn
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Headache
Sample ReportPreparation:Fasting is not required. You may continue your regular daily medications and supplements. If possible, avoid taking any meds, supplements, IV infusions, or injections for 4 hours before your blood draw. If you’re on medications that affect white blood cells, collect an extra tube. Wait 2 weeks after finishing short-term meds like antibiotics before completing your blood draw.
Test Results:
5-7 business days once the lab receives the specimen. May take longer based on weather, holiday, or lab delays.
