Misdiagnosis Causes Years Of Suffering On NHS

Patients have endured over 3 years of suffering on the NHS before Food Intolerance made them better say the findings of the UK’s largest ever study into Food Intolerance conducted by York University and commissioned by Allergy UK.

The new study, to be published on Monday 15th January in the Feb issue of Nutrition and Food Science Journal, is the largest ever food intolerance study undertaken in the UK and reveals for the first time that over 60% of patients involved in the study had to endure over 3 years of NHS appointments, suffering and misdiagnosis before obtaining improvement through the food intolerance testing.

5200 people took part in the study and were treated for a wide range of mild and chronic illnesses. In addition, nearly a third of all patients received NHS treatment for over a decade without success. 32.4% of the sample showed they had suffered with their condition for over ten years before taking up a food intolerance health solution.

At the other end of the scale just 5% of patients had illnesses lasting from 1-6 months before using food intolerance and 22% were upto 35 months before seeking a non-NHS resolve via food intolerance testing.

Other findings in the study reveal:

• Over 3 out of 4 patients get better from their original symptoms.
• 68.2% of patients benefited within the first three weeks.
• 9 out 10 patients had a return of symptoms when introducing offending foods back into their diet.
• Many patients would rather have a dietary solution than taking medication.
• Patients who reported more than one condition were most likely to report improvement.
• On average, patients had symptoms for at least 10 years before taking up a food intolerance option.

The YORKTEST foodSCAN range contains three types of test. The Food Intolerance Indicator will tell you ‘yes’ or ‘no’ if you have a food intolerance. The specific food tests, that tell you the problem foods can then be taken following the Food Intolerance Indicator. The foodSCAN 113 food test and the 42-food screen test also include a telephone consultation with a nutrition consultant, a year's membership of Allergy UK, plus extra advice and support materials. Visit yorktest.com to find out more.