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March 22, 2023

Article: Improving Food Elimination Diets with IgG Testing

Purpose of a Food Elimination Diet

Food sensitivity or food intolerance involves a non-allergic response to a food or food additive. In a recent on-line survey conducted in the U.S., 24% of adults aged 18 to 79 reported a food intolerance. Many reported symptoms of food intolerance are GI-related, including stomach pain, bloating, and diarrhea or constipation. In independent studies, 20 - 67% of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) reported an increase in symptoms following food intake. In some instances, food sensitivity has been linked to skin rashes, migraine headaches, or asthma. The goal of an elimination diet is to identify, and ultimately avoid, foods that cause distressing symptoms and negatively impact quality of life.1,2,3,4,5 Download the article Improving Food Elimination Diets with IgG Testing to learn more about:

  • Typical Outline of a Food Elimination Diet

  • Designing a Food Elimination Diet

  • Strict Elimination Diets

  • IgG Antibodies and Food Intolerance

  • IgG-Guided Elimination Diet

  • Advantages of IgG-Guided Elimination Diets

References:

  1. Jansson-Knodell, C,L. et al. (2020). High prevalence of food intolerances among US internet users. Public Health Nutrition. 24(3), 531–53
  2. Ostrowska, L. et al. (2021). IgG food antibody guided elimination-rotation diet was more effective than FODMAP diet and control diet in the treatment of women with mixed IBS—results from an open label study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10, 4317.
  3. Tuck, C.J., et al. (2019). Food Intolerances. Nutrients. 11, 1684; doi:10.3390/nu11071684.
  4. Uzunismail, Hulya. (2018). Possible mechanism of symptomatic improvement with IgG antibody guided exclusion diet in inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. J Inflam Bowel Dis Disor. 3:2
  5. Xie, Y. et al. (2019). Effects of diet based on IgG elimination combined with probiotics on migraine plus irritable bowel syndrome. Pain Research and Management. Volume 2019, Article ID 7890461.
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