Allergy Complete

This is the UK's most comprehensive profile for allergies. Knowing what you are allergic to can transform your life if you a one of the one-in-four people who suffer from allergies.

Allergens from a wide range of pollens, foods, animals and more, covers all the major problem allergens.

A finger-prick home sample works as well as a phlebotomy sample

What can I expect from Allergy Complete?

This test is the UK's most comprehensive allergy panel with 295 allergens tested. Utilising innovative microarray technology it analyses the widest range of allergens available in any profile - all with one blood sample. The sample can even be a finger-prick home kit, which is a remarkable advance in technology.

Allergies are caused by our immune systems getting confused between what is bad for us like bacteria and viruses, and completely harmless molecules in pollen, foods, animal dander's and a very wide range of other particles in our world. Resulting in the immune system attacking us instead of defending us.

One in four of us have allergies, causing conditions like hay fever, asthma, eczema and a range of digestive problems. Anyone with an allergy knows how miserable life can be when they strike.

Sometimes the allergy can have profound unexpected affects on our lives. For example, it is estimated that during a hay-fever attack your IQ can be reduced by 5% - along with the awful way it makes you feel.

There are some allergies (anaphylactic) which if not treated urgently can cause death.

Knowing what you are allergic to can transform your life as treatments are available, and if there is no treatment you at least know what to avoid.

This test analyses molecules as well individual allergens so that it also checks for cross-reactivity between different allergens which is very important part of allergy testing.

Here are the range of categories of allergens tested for:

GRASS POLLENS
Bahia grass, Bermuda grass, Common reed, Perennial ryegrass, Rye, Timothy grass

MOULDS & YEASTS
Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus fumigatus, Baker's yeast, Cladosporium herbarum, Malassezia sympodialis, Penicilium chrysogenum

FRUIT
Apple, Banana, Blueberry, Cherry, Fig, Grape, Kiwi, Mango, Melon, Orange, Papaya, Peach, Pear, Strawberry

EGG
Egg white, Egg yolk

MILK
Camel's milk, Cow's milk, Goat's milk, Mare's milk, Sheep's milk

TREE POLLENS
Acacia, Alder, Arizona cypress, Ash, Beech pollen, Cottonwood, Cypress, Date Palm, Elm, Hazel, London plane tree, Mountain cedar, Mulberry tree, Olive, Paper mulberry, Silver birch, Sugi pollen, Tree of heaven, Walnut, Weeping fig

INSECTS & VENOMS
American Cockroach, Bee, Common wasp venom, Fire Ant, German Cockroach, Honey bee venom, Long-headed wasp venom, Paper wasp venom

LEGUMES & NUTS
Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Chickpea, Hazel nut, Lentil, Macadamia, Pea, Peanut, Pecan, Pistachio, Soy, Walnut, White bean

FISH & SEAFOOD
Anisakis simplex, Atlantic cod, Atlantic herring, Atlantic mackerel, Black tiger shrimp, Brown shrimp, Carp, Crab, Lobster, Northern prawn, Salmon, Scallop, Shrimp mix, Squid, Swordfish, Thornback ray, Tuna, Venus clam

WEED POLLENS
Annual mercury pollen, Cannabis (CBD), Hemp, Lamb's quarter, Mugwort, Nettle, Pigweed, Ragweed, Ribwort, Russian thistle, Wall pellitory

PETS & ANIMALS
Cat, Cattle, Djungarian hamster, Dog, Goat, Guinea pig, Horse, Mouse, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Sheep

SPICES
Anise, Mustard, Paprika

MEAT
Beef, Chicken, Horse, House cricket, Lamb, Mealworm, Migratory locust, Pork, Rabbit, Turkey

MITES
Acarus siro, American house dust mite, Blomia tropicalis, European house dust mite, Glycyphagus domesticus, Lepidoglyphus destructor, Tyrophagus putrescentiae

CEREALS & SEEDS
Barley, Buckwheat, Corn flour, Corn, cereal, Cultivated rye, Fenugreek seed, Lupine seed, Millet, Oat, Poppy seed, Pumpkin seed, Quinoa, Sesame, Spelt, Sunflower seed, Wheat flour

VEGETABLES
Avocado, Carrot, Celery, Garlic, Onion, Potato, Tomato

OTHER
CCD, Ficus & Hops, Latex, Pigeon tick

This test works as well with a finger-prick home test sample as with a phlebotomy sample from any of our nationwide locations.

Description provided by London Medical Laboratory.