Cambridge Elisa test

[PinkyPrincess]

Hi,
Has anyone taken the Cambridge food intolerance test?
I've done the York one which worked for months then recently my symptoms are back again. I'm wondering whether I've given myself an intolerance to soya.
If you've tried it (or the CDSA test) please can you share your experiences?
Cheers,
Pinks

[Copper]

I have not had any tests done. Have you replaced a number of your dairy products with soya? I have read that you can get an intolerance to a number of things including soya if you have too much in the diet. I try to go for a balanced diet - still working on cutting down on the chocolate though :D

[PinkyPrincess]

I've replaced everything - cream in cooking, milk in tea (Rice Dream isn't gluten free) although I recently found something made of pea protein which is actually really nice, yoghurt, ice cream, and occasionally cheese but it's got corn in so not often.
Because I'm so limited anyway if I cut out soya I will waste away and be permanently hungry and irritable I imagine.

[goose]

never heard of this test before. mind you ive never had any of the other tests done, my problem was found out by just chance.

[Copper]

Oh dear Pinks - I feel sorry for you. :hug: Some of my intolerances are so bad that I just can't have a hint of the food eg coconut. Eggs I can't eat either but they are ok in cakes. Lactose I can tolerate a small amount in a day. My insides are still not a hundred percent even then but I can live with it. Maybe you would be able to tolerate a smaller amount of soya in a day if you are lucky.

These intolerances are a pain in the backside!!

[Lou C]

Has anyone considered desensitisation? Info at http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/article.cfm?id=34
Might be worth considering if there are so many different things you need to avoid. Lou xx

[Copper]

Hmm interesting. I had a 3 year course of injections to sort out my hayfever which lasted from March to September and was very bad. I never completed a whole year of injections as I reacted to them. They did work though as I only get hayfever in the grass pollen season. These injections were done when I was 17 and I am now 52. About 20 years ago my GP told me that they don't do those injections anymore - considered a bit dangerous I think he said - scary!

I still had to be tested to find out what gave me hayfever then the courses of injections were tailor made for me.

[PinkyPrincess]

Interesting about the de sensitisation stuff.

I've booked an appt and am going to see an IBS specialist this weekend. He usually does the CDSA tests (comprehensive digestive stool analysis http://www.gsdl.com/home/assessments/cdsa/) which can show the actual cause of IBS, as well as food intolerance testing.

If anyone's heard of this any feedback would be appreciated.

Also has anyone had colonics? Sounds yucky but that shows what drastic measures I would resort to to get rid of my stupid symptoms!

[whitewabbit2001]

since being good and being totally 100% dairy free i seem to get addicted to alpro soya in my tea! i drink loads, thing is i feel crap in morning and soooo thirsty. anyone else find this?

[matt]

could be the caffeine in the tea. it's a dieretic. decaf better.

shouldn't havea nything to do with the soya milk

[PinkyPrincess]

Yeah definitely try and kick the caffeine habit - you can get used to decaf...

[Nic]

Bambu or WakeCup are both something of an acquired taste, but I've managed to acquire it (had to cut down on caffeine). Health food shops sell them, and some other types of fake coffee. Might be worth giving those a go. I rather like Bambu with the fridge Alpro, now.

Nic

[matt]

kenco decaf.....bit more expensive but worth it.