Food Sensitivity & Additives Profiles
Test Details
Lab Company: Vibrant Wellness
Sample Type: Whole Blood
Collection Location: In Lab (Phlebotomy Required)
The Vibrant Wellness Food Sensitivity, Food Allergen, and Food Additives profiles measure antibodies to common foods and food additives to determine sensitivities, NOT allergies.
🔑 Key Details | 📦 Shipping |
⏰ Preparation & Timing | 📊 Results |
🧪 Collection Instructions | 📚 More Resources |
💳 Requisition & Payment |
💬 Questions? |
Key Details
- These instructions apply to all of Vibrant's Food Sensitivity and Food Additives profiles.
- Food Sensitivity 1, Food Sensitivity 2, Complete Food Food Sensitivity, Meat & Seafood Profile, Vegetarian Foods Profile, Food Additives
- Sample collection must be performed by a phlebotomist.
- Information about scheduling a blood draw can be found HERE.
- You may need to pay a separate fee for phlebotomy.
- Fasting is not required.
- If you are currently taking (or have recently taken) certain medications, consult your healthcare provider regarding the timing of collection.
- Your test kit may come with more tubes than needed. Please have the phlebotomist check the collection instructions and your test requisition form to determine the correct tubes to draw.
- You must fill out the Testing Release Form and return it with your samples.
Preparation & Timing
- Sample collection must be performed by a phlebotomist.
- Freeze the provided ice packs for at least 24 hours prior to your blood draw.
- Fasting is not required.
- If you are currently taking or have recently taken any of the following medications, consult your healthcare provider regarding the timing of collection.
- Steroids
- Immunosuppressive medications
- Biologic agents
- Other immunomodulating medications
Collection Instructions
- Bring the following items with you to your blood draw appointment.
- Test kit
- Frozen ice packs
- Completed test requisition form
- The phlebotomist will collect, prepare, and ship your sample for you.
- Your test kit may come with more tubes than needed. Please have the phlebotomist check the collection instructions and your test requisition form to determine the correct tubes to draw.
- Please be sure to fill out the Testing Release Form (you can find this paper in the same place as your requisition form).
- The form should look like this:
Requisition & Payment
- Your kit has been prepaid. You may need to pay a separate fee for phlebotomy.
- Instructions on how to fill out your requisition can be found HERE.
- Since you pre-paid for your tests, you do not need to fill in the payment information on any of these forms.
Shipping
- Make a note of the tracking number on the return mailer so that you can track your sample back to the lab.
- The phlebotomist will ship your sample for you using the materials provided in the test kit.
Results
- Results should be released to your provider 7-14 days after samples are received at the lab. We cannot guarantee processing time.
- Your provider will notify you when your results are in and schedule a follow-up appointment for you to review them together.
- Your provider may choose to release your results to you. Rupa cannot release your results without provider authorization.
More Resources
Questions?
For general questions, email Rupa Health at support@rupahealth.com. For test-specific questions, contact Vibrant Wellness by calling 1-866-364-0963 or chatting with support.