IgE Allergy Explorer

Ordering IgE™ Allergy Explorer From Diagnostics Solutions

The IgE Allergy Explorer test from Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory tests over 150 allergens at the extract and component level, making it the most extensive and affordable functional medicine allergy test available. Plus, the entire panel is a simple at-home collection using just a few drops of blood.

IgE Allergy Explorer Provides Data Into the Following Categories That Are Associated With Ige Reactions:

• Pollen, including grass, trees, and weeds
• Mites
• Microorganisms and Spores, including yeast and mold
• Plant foods
• Cereals, including wheat, rye, barley, and more
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Nuts and Seeds, including component testing for peanuts, pecans, walnuts, poppy seeds
• Animal Food, including milk, eggs, seafood, and meat
• Insect Venoms, including component testing for wasps and honeybees

Usually, extract, and component food allergy tests are broken down into different food allergy tests. IgE Food Explorer provides the most extensive insight into both extracts and components using a simple at-home collection.

What are the Advantages of Allergy Testing with IgE Allergy Explorer?

Molecular-based allergy testing measures IgE antibodies to specific allergy components vs. allergen extracts. This technique allows for increased accuracy and precision in allergy diagnosis and prognosis.

Practitioners can use IgE Allergy Explorer, along with their patient's history, to better customize and manage a patient's allergy care plan.

IgE Food Explorer's Component Allergy Testing Allows For:

• Determination of cross-reactive allergens. Cross-reactivity occurs when two different antigens have a similar makeup at the molecular level, and a person's immune system reacts to both allergens. For example, someone may be IgE sensitized to birch pollen but may also respond to certain fruits.
• Assessing the severity of the immune response or reaction. Specific components (or proteins) are associated with a higher risk of severe or systemic reactions than others. For example, only specific peanut proteins (components) are associated with anaphylaxis.
• Facilitating better lifestyle management. For example, if a patient is a negative result for certain components in cow's milk, they may be able to consume dairy that has been baked but will need to avoid raw.

*It is important to note that IgE Allergy Explorer needs to be interpreted by the ordering provider in context with the patient's medical history and presenting symptoms. A positive allergy test result indicates the presence of allergen-specific IgE sensitization that may present with or without symptoms.

What Patients Can Benefit from the IgE Allergy Explorer?

The IgE Allergy Explorer can benefit adult and pediatric patients with any of the following symptoms:

• Itchy mouth or oral irritation
• Hives or eczema
• Itching or swelling of the skin
• Nasal and sinus congestion
• Wheezing or shortness of breath
• Abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting
• History of an allergic reaction
• Fluctuations in heart rate