OK, I've now sent off the second (and last) test, which was the food intolerance ELISA test. This was certainly not as gross as the CDSA test but was more painful - you get a little 'lancet' which you have to use to puncture the tip of your finger, and then you squeeze the wound to allow drops of blood to run into a little vial.
Actually, it really wasn't that bad, and although I did have some trouble at first getting the blood to run into the bottom of the vial rather than just stick to the edges, I got there eventually. I also had to prick my finger about four or five times to stop the blood from drying up, but it wasn't as gruesome as it probably sounds.
The little lancet is very good and only makes a tiny puncture wound, so there was no need for plasters or anything afterwards, and you get an antiseptic wipe to clean up with once you're done.
So - the hard part's completely over now. I should get the ELISA results in about 10 days, and the CDSA results in around three weeks. I'll be sure to let you know how I get on.
If anyone's interested in taking their own CDSA or ELISA test (and who wouldn't be after my lovely descriptions) then just do a Google search for "CDSA" and "Great Smokies" (the most popular lab for the stool tests), and "Cambridge Nutritional Science" or "York Tests" for the ELISA test.
keep on keeping on sophie we are with you all the way er well apart from the stool tests ahha allan
I work in a private laboratory in istanbul turkey. I would like to perform food intolerance and stool test in turkey.What sould I do to be a distributor of these products in turkey.
thank you.
Unfortunately my knowledge of intolerance and stool tests in Turkey is fairly limited...