| Food sensitivity can be a very big issue for children | | | | intolerances. |
| with Autism. And it is not specific to one age or | | | | You can also test for general immune reactions to |
| ethnicity either. And we also see this with adults too, | | | | things other than just IgE or IgG foods. You can |
| people are developing intolerances to certain foods. | | | | assess chemical reactions to things like phenols, |
| Often times we see intolerances to wheat, dairy and | | | | salicylates and artificial flavors and colors rather than |
| soy but it can be other foods as well. It can be even | | | | some tests which just assess food proteins. So other |
| more challenging finding out which foods are | | | | immunological tests can assess immune response to a |
| problematic. | | | | more broad range of foods and chemicals in foods as |
| Unfortunately there is not just one test out there | | | | well. |
| that will give you all the information you need about | | | | Children with Autism are four times more likely to |
| food intolerances. A true food allergy test is called an | | | | suffer from food allergies that impact their digestive |
| IgE test. It will pinpoint those foods that cause a true | | | | health than their peers, as reported in recent studies. |
| allergic reaction but not others that are still | | | | So you can see just how impactful diet is on bowel |
| problematic but not a true allergy. An IgE allergy | | | | health in children with Autism. As you understand the |
| typically is quick, produces hives, itching, runny nose | | | | connection more, you can see how digestive |
| or eyes and in extreme cases can by life threatening. | | | | inflammation can increase other inflammation |
| A severe peanut allergy where a person cannot | | | | elsewhere in the body, including in the brain which we |
| breathe is an example. IgG tests look at the IgG | | | | know is very concerning. You can see just how |
| chemical that is produced when we eat foods that | | | | important diet is to children with Autism and how |
| cause smaller immune reactions. These foods may | | | | important it is to remove the foods and chemicals |
| cause milder reactions like gas, bloating and fatigue | | | | that cause immune response. And knowing what |
| hours or days after exposure, making them hard to | | | | testing is out there is the first step. |
| pinpoint. So an IgG test can help with those | | | | |