Posted by: Josh
« on: February 16, 2016, 04:01:11 AM »Yes, even very large tests can be false positives. the false positive rate is very high. You can't diagnose a food allergy based only on test results. It is not recommended to test a food unless you have a reason to suspect a food is an allergen. Why did the allergist test you for watermelon?
That's good to know. I've been having problems like itching burning tongue and throat and lumps and pressure in my chest along with dry cough sometimes. I'm thinking its not allergy related considering I'm avoiding everything on the list. Seems everything I eat no matter what causes problems. So he wanted to test everything and to see if food allergies could be an cause.