Digestion Test & Package Cost In Gurugram

Digestion is one of the most important functions performed by your body. Your body (digestive system) is responsible to breakdown the food and separate the nutrients and minerals, help them absorb and separate the remaining waste into intestine for excreta. Some people lack some enzymes which help their digestive system to breakdown the certain components of their food, means they cannot digest that food which leads to gastric problems, bloating, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Food intolerance means your gut is sensitive to such food items and can’t tolerate. Food intolerance is not a life-threatening condition.

Food intolerance and food allergy are two different things - 

Food intolerance -

Food intolerance affects your digestive system. You become sensitive to some food items, which occurs cause your digestive can’t break down your food. Its symptoms are gas, diarrhea and upset stomach. Symptoms are noticeable after a few hours when it is in your digestive tract. You may not have symptoms few have a small amount of that food.

Food allergy - 

Food allergy is a condition that involves your immune system. It occurs when your immune system mistakenly identifies a protein in your food as a threat or invader and acts strongly against it by releasing antibodies called immunoglobulin (IgE) to destroy the threat. It causes allergic reactions like swelling, shortness of breath or wheezing. Unlike food intolerance, food allergy can be life-threatening. Symptoms will show up even if consume a small amount of food that you are allergic to.

A common type of food intolerance - 

Lactose - People whose body do not produce enough lactase enzyme to breakdown lactose, a sugar found in milk and dairy product becomes lactose intolerance.

Histamine - Histamine is a natural chemical found in chocolate, pineapple, cheese, avocados and bananas. Diamine oxidase enzyme helps to break it down if your body do not produce enough amount of diamine oxidase enzymes, you will become histamine intolerance.

Gluten - Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. If you are gluten intolerance means it is hard for your body to digest wheat, rye or barley products.

Food intolerance test in Gurugram - 

Modern Diagnostic Labs in Gurugram offers different types of food intolerance test packages each of which will help you diagnose your condition and identify the food items that cause problem for gut to digest it.

There are tests like hydrogen breath tests that can detect lactose intolerance. In this test, you drink a liquid that contains lactose then you breath in a balloon-like container for approximately 30 minutes. In case lactose intolerance, you will have high level of hydrogen in your breath. Similarly, there are other tests to determine if you also have food intolerance for nuts and fruits.