York Test Reviews

While my experience with York Test was ok my issue is the lack of support regarding reintroducing food. My results showed wheat, gluten, egg, cow and goats milk.
I discussed the best way to reintroduce these and was advised to do this gradually (understandable as you don’t want to introduce everything at once) I was then told once I have tried reintroducing everything to only have them every now and again and not to have them the same day as each other. (This means I still can’t go out for a meal with my family as nowhere can cater for my dietary restrictions)

I wish York test would test for inflammation against sugar, it's the whole reason I bought the test. I also wish they gave more than 2 finger gougers, I wasn't able to give two full samples of blood to test because of it, and now I fear I'm missing information because there wasn't enough to go on.

The actual testing was easy (although I couldn't take my own blood It'd be better to have a friend around to help - just in case) and the response was wonderfully quick and comprehensive. I was shocked to find out about my two main trigger foods (milk and yeast) and for me eliminating them has been very difficult (bread and butter were some of my favourite and most eaten foods!) I also eat out a lot and that has been miserable - even though many restaurants do now offer many more choices for those people with allergens or intolerances it still limits your meals and takes the joy out of eating out. Your helpline staff have been very sympathetic but I haven't noticed much improvement in my symptoms so overall I am very disappointed. The first consultation did help to identify alternative foods which I should try but I have found eliminating yeast very tricky. I am yet to have my second telephone consultation and maybe there will be some more help forthcoming or some pointers as to where I go from here. In spite of my rather dismal analysis I would recommend anyone to take the test as I'm sure that in most cases it would help enormously - I feel that I have been unlucky or perhaps I haven't been as rigorous as I should have been. Doing without a number of foods for 12 weeks has been purgatory but I would have been happier if that had proved successful in improving my gut - I have felt less bloated but I have put on weight (a number of alternatives are high in calories from the sugar or coconut extracts) and I still suffer from an excess of gas which is my main problem - So as this elimination diet does not appear to have helped this problem I feel rather let down. Sorry.

I like York test. Unlike many I had some understanding before I did it and had already made changes. What I need them to do is more extensive testing as it is a lot of money to spend.
I also think you should get more contact, maybe once a month or more from them.

On the plus side, the test itself was completed very quickly and comprehensive results arrived by post and email. Unfortunately my first booked appointment with a nutritionist was cancelled by YorkTest on the day it was due to happen. That was a big disappointment as I had lots of burning questions to ask, and to make matters worse I then had to wait a futher 9 days for an appointment. I also received a text message at lunchtime reminding me of the very appointment that the call centre had cancelled in the morning. I can only put that down to poor internal communications.

Test instructions were easy to follow. Simple kit. Arrived promptly in the post.