Food Intolerance: FAQs (6)
What are your views on a particular form of food intolerance testing?
I have no specific views on individual forms of testing. All have, to some extent, worked for some people and failed for others.
What you need to know is that there is no single accepted method for testing for food intolerance and that no tests exist to measure food chemical sensitivity.
The one method of testing that I will recommend is one which uses an elimination diet. Details of the type of diet I believe to be the safest are given in the section on getting well and, in more, detail in the book Change Your Diet and Change Your Life.
Is there a cure for food intolerance?
In most cases the cure is to avoid the offending food or, in the case of certain food chemicals, to reduce the amount of foods eaten that are high in the chemical. There is no drug treatment available that will cure food intolerance. If you have difficulty avoiding problem foods then a doctor may be able to prescribe some treatment to help you deal with the symptoms.