Allergy Test (ALEX3)

The panel covers food and environmental allergens, including milk, egg, nuts, grains, legumes, fruit, vegetables, seafood, meat, pollens, animals, mites, moulds, insects, venoms and latex. You can see examples in the coverage section above, with a link to our full allergen guide.

No. The panel contains 82 allergen extracts and 218 molecular components. Several components can come from the same food, plant or animal. Total IgE is reported in addition to these 300 measurements.

It shows IgE sensitisation to the measured allergen. This may or may not explain your symptoms. The result needs clinical interpretation; do not stop eating foods you tolerate based on a positive result alone.

No. This tests IgE sensitisation, not food intolerance such as lactose intolerance. Some allergic reactions also involve mechanisms other than IgE and need a different assessment.

ALEX3 measures many allergens together. A targeted test may be more appropriate when your history points to a particular trigger. Ask your GP or allergy clinician which approach would help answer your specific question.

No. That is one of the advantages of a blood test over skin-prick testing. Antihistamines block the skin reaction that a skin test depends on, but they do not change the antibody level in your blood, so you can carry on with your usual medicines.

Not through us. Our tests are for adults from 18. Allergy in children is assessed through a GP and, where needed, an NHS paediatric allergy service, because the interpretation and the next steps are different at that age.

Either a finger-prick sample using the kit we post you, or a nurse-taken sample at a clinic if you prefer. The laboratory needs a small amount of serum either way.

The laboratory typically takes 3 to 5 working days from receiving your sample. This does not include kit delivery, sample collection or return postage. A doctor reviews your results before they are released.

Both, it is your choice at checkout. Either collect a finger-prick sample at home with the posted kit and send it back as the instructions explain, or book a clinic appointment and have a trained clinician take the sample for you.

Yes. Every result is reviewed by a GMC-registered doctor who signs it off and explains what it means and what to do next.

Your results are available through your secure patient portal. Our privacy policy explains how your information is handled and when it may be shared to provide your care.

Your sample is analysed at a UKAS-accredited laboratory (ISO 15189). A GMC-registered doctor then reads every result and signs the report before it is released to your secure portal, so nothing reaches you unreviewed. The report lists your specific IgE result for each allergen on the panel, plus your total IgE, with the laboratory's own units and reporting criteria. The doctor's note explains which results may be relevant to your symptoms and what usually happens next, which may be a conversation with your GP or an allergy clinic. A blood test does not replace an allergy assessment with a clinician, which can include a food challenge: eating small, increasing amounts of a food under medical supervision.