A member asked:

Dr. how to test for food allergies? how does allergy testing work in general? and what about non food allergy testing?

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Dr. Joseph Oh answered

Two kinds: Of allergy testing - blood test for antibody levels and skin prick test (a small amount of the substance placed on a sharp tip that is pressed against the skin). The skin test is more likely to correlate with real allergy, however remember w both methods it can only suggest a possible allergy. Would leave interpretation up to ur allergist.

Answered 4/13/2015

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