What medicines or medical treatments can affect the outcome of the test results?
Medications containing steroids can weaken the immune system and cause what is known as a “false negative” in any IgG ELISA food intolerance test. A false negative is where the body is reactive to a particular food antigen, but due to the IgG antibodies being suppressed by the steroid medication the reactive food it is reported as being negative (safe). The amount of time a steroid medication would need to stop being taken in order to not have an effect on an IgG ELISA food intolerance test would depend upon the means of introduction (.i.e. – topographical cream, inhalant, oral medicine, etc.). It is VERY IMPORTANT to never stop taking a doctor’s prescribed and/or recommended medication without first consulting with the physician. Also, chemotherapy and radiation treatments have been reported as causing false negatives as well as certain immune weakening health conditions such as AIDS and leukemia. Additionally, there is another condition known as a “false positive”. This is where an i
