Wharf man's life transformed by test
Barnaby Geib was fed up visiting doctors and specialists with symptoms that he likened to food poisoning.
The 33-year-old considered himself fit otherwise – he was a keen sportsman and had a specialist diet to fuel his exertions.
After more than two years of feeling unwell he had lost more than two stone – and he took a decision that would change his life.
Speaking during food intolerance week, Barnaby, of Geib, Grafton, Geib, a Wharf-based financial services company, told how he was thrilled when he finally discovered the cause.
His high-power diet was actually contributing to his problem.
After sending a blood sample to intolerance and allergy researchers YorkTest he discovered his nemesis – a dairy and egg white intolerance.
Barnaby, 33, said: “I’d had it for two years on and off and it was getting worse. I was doing a lot of sport and consuming loads of eggs and protein shakes, which contain lactose.
“I really wasn’t well. I would liken it to food poisoning but with the added problem of sore joints and muscles. And I just couldn’t eat. It took two or three days to feel better.�
The problems led Barnaby to give up drinking for 12 months, as he thought that may be the cause. However, the illness kept reappearing.
Doctors advised Barnaby, who has lived and worked in the Wharf since 2001, to keep a diary of his eating habits and he was sent to a specialist.
Barnaby said: “It cost over £200 for the tests which my medical insurance paid for, but even if I had to pay for it personally I would have.
“At first after getting the results I didn’t believe them because I was consuming little bits of dairy and had been fine.
“Then I went away and was really ill again. I looked at my food diary and found they were right.
“Nowadays it’s more of an inconvenience. If you go to a restaurant or on holiday you have to got be sure of what goes in to the food.
“But overall I’m just delighted to feel better.�
YorkTest, based in York, offers a first step food intolerance test costing £20 which will detect any presence of food intolerance.
If the result is positive, then customers have the option of upgrading to FoodScan 113 costing £245, which will identify which foods need to be avoided and for what length of time.
This service includes two one-to-one sessions with a qualified nutritionist.
Go to www.yorktest.com or call 0800 074 6185
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Qualified nutritionist is a very deceiving term. See a dietician with a University degree. A woman recently died from drinking excess water after being advised by her nutritionist to do so.