Food intolerance testing with TrophoScan® 100 (Mediterranean) includes 93 foods belonging to 12 categories: meats, seafood, dairy and eggs, fruits, nuts, vegetables, legumes, cereals, spices, yeasts, sweeteners, and miscellaneous. These food categories include ingredients in a typical Mediterranean diet. The TrophoScan® 100 (Mediterranean) is an intermediate test to discover whether you are intolerant to 93 essential foods you use in your daily diet.
Undoubtedly, food is essential in preserving health and creating human diseases. While it is crucial for the development and preservation of the human organism's health, it can lead to severe and chronic health problems (e.g., celiac disease, anaphylactic shock).
Food intolerance refers to the immune system's reaction to certain foods. This reaction is different from a known allergy in which IgE antibodies are involved. An allergy is rarer and is a direct reaction that often has catastrophic effects. Food intolerance is a type 3 hypersensitivity characterized by the involvement of IgG antibodies. It is much more common (about 45% of the population), has a delayed onset (2 to 72 hours after food consumption), and is usually associated with chronic health problems.
To whom TrophoScan® is addressed
Diagnostiki Athinon’s TrophoScan® is addressed to people who are:
- Facing chronic health problems
- Looking for optimum health using natural means
- Wanting to prevent the emergence of modern lifestyle diseases
Chronic health problems that may be due to food intolerance or aggravated due to food intolerance include, but are not limited to:
Gastrointestinal system involvement
- Inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
- Irritable bowel syndrome or spastic colitis (IBS)
- Coeliac disease and non-coeliac gluten hypersensitivity (seronegative coeliac disease)
Musculoskeletal system involvement
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Joint pains, myalgia, tendonitis
Nervous system involvement
- Migraines and headaches
- Moodiness, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders
- Sleep disorders and insomnia
Respiratory system involvement
- Asthma, bronchitis, chronic rhinitis, sinusitis
Skin and immune system involvement
- Acne
- Eczema and atopic dermatitis
- Chronic or recurrent infections
- Sjogren syndrome
Other systems involvement
- Obesity and difficulty regulating weight
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Delayed growth (for children and adolescents)
The laboratory test uses the ELISA technique (Enzyme-Linked ImmnoSorbent Assay).
