IBS-80
IBS-80 patch testing helps identify specific food allergies that may be triggering your irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms. By avoiding the foods identified through the test, your symptoms may significantly improve or even disappear completely.
Traditional IBS dietary management typically involves eliminating large food groups, such as dairy, gluten, and FODMAPs. However, sometimes it’s just one or a few specific foods causing the issues.
This is where IBS-80 stands out. With patch testing, you can pinpoint the exact foods affecting you and avoid only those, allowing you to maintain a more varied diet while reducing symptoms. Not only can you get your daily life back on track, but you can also enjoy a wider range of foods again!
What is IBS-80?
If you suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), you know how it can take over your life. Even though 50% of IBS sufferers report that food aggravates their symptoms, you were likely told that there is no connection between food allergies and IBS.
IBS-80 is a series of skin patch tests that test for a different kind of allergy. Patch testing has never before been used to identify IBS food allergies. In published studies, when patients stopped eating foods that cause an allergic patch test reaction, over 50% improved, including over 30% who experienced near or total resolution of their symptoms. (Study 1, Study 2, Study 3).
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How Does it work?
Step 1
The skin patch test consists of food allergens in small wells fixed to hypoallergenic adhesive.
Step 2
Patches with 80 food and food additive allergens are placed on your back.
Step 3
Two days later, your provider removes the patches and outlines the testing sites.
Step 4
At that same visit, your provider will perform an initial patch test reading.
Step 5
One or two days later when you return for your third and final visit, each area is checked again for new allergic reactions.
Step 6
Your provider will review the results and discuss which food(s) to avoid.
Food patch testing is painless and does not use needles or skin pricks. Patches are prepared by licensed compounding pharmacists at The Compounding Pharmacist in West Chester, PA, following Pennsylvania Pharmacy Board good manufacturing practices and United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 795 guidelines. If you have any known food or food additive allergies, report them to your provider before your provider orders IBS-80. They will be excluded from your patch tests.
What makes IBS-80 different?
IBS sufferers are often told that food allergies do not cause IBS. That’s because older studies looked at the wrong kind of allergy (think peanut allergy). IBS-80 is a series of patch tests that test for a different kind of allergy (think poison ivy). Patch testing is routinely used to look for allergies that cause skin rashes, but until now it was never used to investigate IBS!
Get answers and relief with IBS-80
Tired of letting IBS control your life? Take control and get the answers you deserve. Start your path to a symptom-free life with SmarterSkin Dermatology. Contact us today to schedule your appointment and begin your journey to lasting relief!