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Bloated after lunch, foggy by mid-afternoon, and no idea why? You are not alone. Many people start looking into a sensitivity test when they have ruled out the obvious causes but still feel like something in their diet or surroundings is not agreeing with them.
Before you order anything, it helps to know what a sensitivity test actually looks at, what it can tell you and what it cannot. This guide covers all three.
These terms get used interchangeably, which does not help. Here is a simple way to think about them:
A sensitivity test is designed to explore that broader group, looking at how your body may respond to a wide range of items rather than just one or two suspects.
Most home sensitivity tests go well beyond food. Depending on the kit, they can cover:
The wider the test, the more likely you are to spot a pattern you had not considered, such as a reaction to an additive rather than the food itself.
People usually come to testing after months, sometimes years, of symptoms that come and go. The most common ones are:
Because these symptoms are delayed, it can be very hard to link them to a single food through trial and error alone.
With our tests, the process is simple and done entirely from home:
Our hair-based tests use bioresonance, which falls under complementary and alternative medicine. It is not recognised by conventional medicine and does not diagnose medical conditions. Many customers use it as a broad first screen to help decide which foods or items to explore further.
Your report groups items by reactivity level, so you can see at a glance which foods or substances show the strongest response. That gives you a shortlist to work from, rather than cutting out everything at once.
It is just as important to know the limits. A home sensitivity test does not diagnose allergies, coeliac disease, IBS or any other medical condition.
If you think you might have coeliac disease, speak to your GP before changing your diet. The NHS blood test for coeliac disease only works if you are still eating gluten, so cutting it out first can give a false negative. And if you ever have swelling, breathing difficulty or a rapid reaction after eating, seek medical help straight away.
We offer several levels of testing, so you can pick one that matches how much detail you want:
If you are unsure, start by thinking about your symptoms. Mostly digestive? A food-focused test may be enough. Symptoms that flare with the seasons or around pets? A test that includes environmental items makes more sense.
Once your results arrive, pick the one or two items with the highest reactivity and remove them for two to four weeks. Keep a diary of how you feel, then reintroduce each item one at a time. This step-by-step approach tells you far more than your results alone. If you plan bigger changes to your diet, a dietitian or nutritional therapist can help you keep things balanced.
A sensitivity test will not give you every answer, but it can turn a long list of maybes into a short list of things worth trying. If that sounds useful, take a look at our home test kits and choose the one that suits you. Every kit includes free postage and is backed by our money-back guarantee.
