I’ve been killing myself trying to figure out what’s going on with my gut. I have a sensitivity to SOMETHING but elimination diets aren’t pinpointing the source. Has anyone used one of these type of tests? My doctor said it’s a scam but I figured the internet wouldn’t, no… COULDN’T lie to me. Thanks Lemmings!

    • tyrant@lemmy.worldOP
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      15 hours ago

      Unfortunately my allergy is an internal one and skin tests (from what I’ve been told) don’t help with that.

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        15 hours ago

        How would you even know it’s internal only without testing? No doctor worth their salt would tell you that without tests. You should really see an allergist to cover the basics.

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          Because my throat is inflamed and food is getting stuck and the allergist I spoke to as well as the gastroenterologist told me the skin tests wouldn’t do anything. The allergist I spoke to didn’t mention these blood tests I’m now referring to so I wasn’t sure if it was legit or not or if others have had similar experiences.