Histamine intolerance blood test (DAO activity) UK
Order Guidelines/Laboratory Info
- Once you have paid for the test you will receive a confirmation email
- Testing laboratory - Biolab Medical Unit are based in the West End of London and they specialise in nutritional and environmental medicine offering a wide range of tests and a test referral service (for their website please click here)
- Test kit delivery - Test kits ordered before 3pm Monday to Friday will be sent out the same day. Test kits ordered after 3pm Monday to Thursday will be sent out the following day morning time. Test kits ordered after 3pm Friday and over the course of the weekend will not be sent out till Monday morning the following week
- Sample collection/sending - The test kit is sent directly to you and it comes with instructions on how to collect the sample and with the relevant packaging for you to send the sample back to the laboratory. The blood sample needs to be collected and carried out via a phlebotomy service, at your doctor's surgery or it can be collected at Biolab's location in London. If you have not collected the sample at Biolab's location you will need to post the kit back to Biolab. Normal postal charges will apply (large letter rates UK). This particular blood test requires next day delivery so there is the option of doing a guaranteed next day delivery postage but this is not completely necessary as the majority of samples reach the laboratory the following day if they are sent via first class Royal Mail. It is advised to send the sample at the start of the week so that the laboratory receives it during the same working week
- You can only order this test within the UK because it requires next day delivery
- Refunds - Refunds are only possible if the test kit is unused and no samples have been sent to Biolab. If a refund is required then please email - orders@mindovermetal.co.uk, someone will then be in contact to process your refund
- Results - The test result is sent directly to you from mindovermetal Ltd and not from Biolab. The result is sent to the email that you provide when you place your order. Test results will come with an email from mindovermetal Ltd summarising your result reading. The test result is simple to understand and shows if you are above, below or within certain reference ranges. The turnaround time for results once the sample has reached the laboratory is 10 - 15 working days, the sample is sent to an external laboratory from Biolab's location. Please make a note of the date you send the sample and if you do not receive your results within the time frame then please email orders@mindovermetal.co.uk and someone will be in contact
Description from Biolab
Histamine is present in some food and drink; consumption of histamine from these sources, such as spoiled tuna and mackerel, may precipitate an allergic-type response without the subject actually having a true allergy. This is known as histamine intolerance. If diamine oxidase activity is deficient or inhibited (e.g. by alcohol) histamine intolerance may develop - gastro-intestinal disturbance, migraine and the symptoms of an allergic response.
