Basic Information
Allergy Testing : Food & Air
- In Vitro Specific IgE Estimation for detection of Food and Air Allergens
An allergy is your immune system overreacting to a harmless substance (allergen), impacting multiple organs.
Causes:A combination of genetic tendencies and environmental exposure to airborne triggers, foods, insect stings, or medications.
Respiratory Allergies:Caused by inhaling allergens like pollen, dust mites, or pet dander. Symptoms: Sneezing, runny/stuffed nose, itchy/watery eyes, coughing, wheezing.
Food Allergies:Triggered by ingesting items like nuts or dairy. Symptoms: Hives, swelling of lips/tongue, abdominal pain, vomiting.
Skin Allergies:Caused by contact or ingestion. Symptoms: Red, itchy, dry, or blistered skin.
Severe Alert:Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening reaction causing throat swelling, breathing difficulty, and sudden low blood pressure. Seek emergency care immediately.
Symptoms: Pain Abdomen | Diarrhoea | Vomiting | Erythema | Urticaria | Itchy Lips, Tongue or Throat
1. Egg white 2. Egg yolk 3. Cow's milk 4. Yogurt 5. Wheat flour 6. Gluten 7. Oat flour 8. Maize flour
9. Rice 10. Soyabean 11. Peanut 12. Almond 13. Citrus Mix 14. Orange 15. Coconut 16. Apple
17. Grape 18. Pea 19. Tomato 20. Potato 21. Spinach 22. Garlic 23. Onion 24. Chickpea
25. Cucumber 26. Eggplant 27. Pigeon Pea 28. Mungbean 29. Beef 30. Chicken 31. Lamb 32. Mustardseed
33. Ginger 34. Spice mix 35. Codfish 36. Crab 37. Prawn/ Shrimp 38. Rohu
Air-Inhalation Allergy
Symptoms: RedwateryEyes Sneezing Congestion RunnyNose SoreThroat Cough BuzzingSounds
Inhalation Allergens Tested**
1. Timothy grass 2. Cultivated rye 3. Cultivated Corn 4. Eucalyptus
5. False ragweed 9. Der. pteronyssinus* 13. Dog
17. Aspergillus spp
6. Dandelion 7. Goldenrod 8. Sunflower
10. Der. farinae* 11. Cockroach 12. Cat
* Commonly Referred as House Dust Mite
** Allergens tested may change Periodically