Alison Dunn

“The entire engagement with York Test from end to end was very easy, professional and fast”

Civil Servant Alison Dunn has been suffering from uncomfortable bloating and stomach gurgling most of her adult life, with symptoms worsening post menopause. 

Despite working out frequently and exercising, her symptoms persisted, with Alison no longer being able to wear any type of fitted clothing around her stomach area. Luckily, one of Alison’s friend’s had taken a YorkTest food intolerance test years ago and recommended it to Alison.

Believing she would get little or no help from her GP and fed up with feeling like she was living a healthy lifestyle without seeing any improvement, Alison took our Premium Food Intolerance Test. 

Our test analyses your IgG reactions to 200 food and drinks – from common ingredients like gluten and cow’s milk, to health superfoods like kale and quinoa.

The process involves sending a finger-prick blood sample back to YorkTest. Alison then received her results within 7-days through the Wellness Hub in an easy-to-read traffic light-based format.

Alison’s results revealed that she was intolerant to yeast, egg yolk, crustacean mix and cow’s milk. Once she adjusted her diet and removed her trigger foods, Alison felt “an immediate improvement”, She stated, “I would eat and NOT feel uncomfortable afterwards”. 

When we asked her how she felt after removing her trigger foods as part of her new diet, she expressed: “It was revolutionary!…. I felt like a changed person – the uncomfortable feeling I often had after a meal, I just didn’t have.”

For Alison, the elimination process was “very easy!” as she had the conclusive evidence via the Premium Intolerance Test of the foods she was intolerant too. 

She also found benefit during her consultation with our nutritional specialists. She expressed that having a nutritional consultation was “very helpful” and was delighted that she had all of her questions answered and received “really good advice”. 

Finally we asked Alison how she feels her life has changed since taking the test: “It sounds cliche, but it has made the world of difference! Knowing what my trigger foods are has empowered me to make sensible diet choices.”