Will steroids interfere with Food Sensitivity testing?

Yes, steroids interfere with Food Sensitivity testing. Steroids are immunosuppressive medications. If you are taking immunosuppressive medications, you may not get an accurate result of your antibody levels. If you are taking immunosuppressive medications, you may get falsely lower or falsely higher antibody results. For this reason, to ensure the most accurate results, your ordering provider may recommend testing 14-30 days after discontinuing these medications, or they may recommend testing Total Immunoglobulins (Total IgE, TotalIgM, Total IgA, and Total IgG) before testing specific antibody levels to foods. Consult with your ordering provider regarding whether to continue or discontinue any dietary supplements or medications before your test, or whether to test Total Immunoglobulins before the Food Sensitivity test.