Allergy & Intolerance Tests

Trying to work out whether it's an allergy test or a food intolerance test you actually need? The distinction matters: allergies involve an IgE immune response and can appear quickly, while intolerances build up gradually and involve different mechanisms entirely.

Allergy Tests vs Intolerance Tests

If your symptoms include sneezing, itchy eyes or hives shortly after contact with something specific, an IgE-based allergy test is usually the right starting point, such as our Allergy Test, which screens across a broad panel of common allergens from a single blood sample.

What Allergy & Intolerance Tests Cover

If symptoms build up gradually after eating, such as bloating, fatigue or skin issues, an intolerance test looks at a different set of markers entirely, and this range covers a wide spread of both categories, including histamine intolerance, one of our more commonly requested tests for ongoing digestive or skin symptoms.

Allergens and Intolerances You Can Test For

•         Specific allergens: pollen, pet dander, dust mites, mould, nuts, seafood, wheat & rye, milk & egg, meat

•         Coeliac-related gluten sensitivity

•         Gluten intolerance

•         Lactose intolerance

•         Histamine intolerance

•         Broader food intolerance panels (40, 80 or 240 items)

Choosing the Right Allergy or Intolerance Test

Not everyone needs the same level of detail. Some people already suspect a specific trigger and want a focused, affordable test; others want the broadest possible overview before ruling anything in or out, which is where the larger food intolerance panels come in.

Testing at home means you can start narrowing things down immediately, rather than waiting for a referral. If coeliac disease runs in the family or symptoms point that way, our Coeliac Test is a simple rapid starting point, and that's what makes the right allergy test a genuinely useful first step, not just a guess.