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Understanding Your Intolerance Test Results
IMPORTANT
Intolerances are NOT the same as allergies!
How to Read Your Results
Red
Severe Intolerance
This one’s best to avoid completely to prevent significant symptoms. Focus on other options that work well for you to support your overall well-being.
This one’s best to avoid completely to prevent significant symptoms. Focus on other options that work well for you to support your overall well-being.
Yellow
Moderate Intolerance
You might notice some symptoms if you keep eating this food or being around this environmental factor frequently. Scaling back could make a big difference - consider finding alternatives you love.
You might notice some symptoms if you keep eating this food or being around this environmental factor frequently. Scaling back could make a big difference - consider finding alternatives you love.
Green
Mild Intolerance
This one’s not likely to cause noticeable symptoms, but it might subtly affect you over time. You can still include it in moderation - just pay attention to how your body responds.
This one’s not likely to cause noticeable symptoms, but it might subtly affect you over time. You can still include it in moderation - just pay attention to how your body responds.
Grey
Insignificant Response
No issues here! Feel free to keep enjoying this food item or being around this environmental factor without worry.
No issues here! Feel free to keep enjoying this food item or being around this environmental factor without worry.
How to Read Your Results
Red
Severe Intolerance
This one’s best to avoid completely to prevent significant symptoms. Focus on other options that work well for you to support your overall well-being.
This one’s best to avoid completely to prevent significant symptoms. Focus on other options that work well for you to support your overall well-being.
Yellow
Moderate Intolerance
You might notice some symptoms if you keep eating this food or being around this environmental factor frequently. Scaling back could make a big difference - consider finding alternatives you love.
You might notice some symptoms if you keep eating this food or being around this environmental factor frequently. Scaling back could make a big difference - consider finding alternatives you love.
Green
Mild Intolerance
This one’s not likely to cause noticeable symptoms, but it might subtly affect you over time. You can still include it in moderation - just pay attention to how your body responds.
This one’s not likely to cause noticeable symptoms, but it might subtly affect you over time. You can still include it in moderation - just pay attention to how your body responds.
Grey
Insignificant Response
No issues here! Feel free to keep enjoying this food item or being around this environmental factor without worry.
No issues here! Feel free to keep enjoying this food item or being around this environmental factor without worry.
Using Your Results
Once you receive your test results, you can implement a personalized elimination plan to manage you or your pet’s symptoms.
Food Intolerances
Elimination Phase (6-8 weeks): Start by removing all Level 2 & 3 reactive foods, as well as any known allergens. Use gray-listed foods to build your meals and avoid untested items for now.
Monitor Symptoms: Pay attention to how your body feels. If symptoms improve, it’s a sign the eliminated foods might have been causing issues.
Reintroduction Phase: Slowly reintroduce foods, one at a time, eating them a few times in a week. If symptoms return, it’s okay - just move on to the next food.
Note: Focus on Variety: Try to rotate your foods and enjoy different options to minimize sensitivities from developing while keeping things exciting!
Environmental Intolerances
Limit Level 3 Items: These are the most reactive, so do your best to minimize exposure to them.
Check Your Surroundings: Look at areas like bedding, furniture, cleaning products, and outdoor spaces for possible triggers.
Reduce Exposure: Simple changes, like wiping your shoes or changing clothes after being outside, can make a big difference.
Note: Take It Slow!: Your results are here to help you understand your body better. Small steps can create a more comfortable, healthy environment for you.
If you or your pet have a known allergy, it may not show up on the results as reactive. 5Strands does not contradict the presence of a food allergy, it just means that there’s no intolerance to that food. You can have an allergy to a food item, but not be intolerant to it. If the known allergen doesn't show up as reactive in the report, it doesn't mean you or your pet should consume that food item or expose yourself to it.
