Yoyime's Food Allergy Assessment & Testing in Dubai evaluates suspected immune mediated reactions to particular foods using detailed clinical history and appropriate targeted testing.

Food allergy involves an immune response and may sometimes cause severe reactions. Food intolerance usually involves difficulty digesting or responding to a food without the same allergic immune mechanism.

Food allergy may cause hives, swelling, gastrointestinal symptoms and, in severe cases, breathing difficulty or anaphylaxis. Immediate serious reactions require urgent medical care.

No. Specific IgE blood testing can demonstrate sensitisation, but the result must be interpreted with the reaction history because a positive test alone does not confirm clinical food allergy.

Usually not. Allergy organisations recommend targeted testing based on a history suggesting reaction to specific foods because indiscriminate panels can produce misleading results.

Food IgG testing should not be used to diagnose food allergy. At Yoyime, appropriate allergy testing should be selected according to recognised clinical principles and individual history.

It is a medically supervised procedure in which increasing amounts of a suspected food are consumed while reactions are monitored. It is the reference standard when food allergy diagnosis remains uncertain.

No. Food Allergy Assessment evaluates possible immune mediated allergy. Food Intolerance & Sensitivity Assessment focuses on non allergic food related digestive or other reproducible symptoms.

If you have experienced a significant allergic reaction, avoid deliberately reintroducing that food without medical guidance. Do not conduct an allergy food challenge at home.

Cost depends on consultation requirements and the specific allergy tests considered appropriate. At Yoyime, our team explains recommendations and costs beforehand.