UK Check My Intolerance

At-home food intolerance and allergy testing from UK Check My Intolerance

UK Check My Intolerance is a British online retailer of home testing kits for food intolerance and allergy. Its catalogue is built around tests that screen a hair sample against a large database of foods, drinks, environmental substances and other items, and the company presents the service as an alternative to booking a clinic appointment. Orders are dispatched the next working day and results are sent by email.

The site frames intolerance testing as a way to explore which foods may be linked to symptoms such as bloating, stomach pain, diarrhoea, headaches, joint pain, itchy skin or swelling after eating. It also stresses the difference between food allergy and food intolerance: allergies involve the immune system and IgE antibodies and can be severe, while intolerances do not involve IgE and are generally not life-threatening, with symptoms appearing some hours after eating.

Test range and what each kit covers

The shop is organised into allergy tests, intolerance tests and pet tests. The intolerance line includes several tiers, and the most complete kits are advertised as screening 1360 or more items across categories that the site lists as foods, drinks, plants, grasses and pollens, animals and insects, vitamins and minerals, E-numbers and additives, gut health, metals and hormone imbalance.

• Complete Intolerance Test Kit — 1360+ items, listed at £31.99 against a stated original price of £99.99.
• Complete Intolerance Test Kit for Two — 1360+ items, £49.99 against £199.98.
• Complete Test Kit for Four — £89.99 against £399.96.
• Essential Intolerance Test Kit — 750 items, £24.99 against £79.99.
• Core Test — £14.99 against £79.99.
• Celiac Intolerance Test — £15.99 against £29.99.
• Animal & Environmental Allergy & Intolerance Test — £119.99 against £179.99.
• Complete Plus Allergy & Intolerance Test Kit — £139.99 against £199.99.

The site also lists a Vegan Intolerance Test and a Pet Tests section, and states that IgE allergy tests are now available. Prices and promotions are those shown in the catalogue at the time of writing this profile.

How the testing process works

The procedure is presented in three steps. The customer chooses a test, collects a few strands of hair and sends them by free post, and the company's therapists run the analysis. Results are emailed within two working days of the sample arriving, although one section of the site refers to results in seven days. The method is described as non-invasive and is positioned as more cost-effective than a blood test.

Each report is said to show the items tested and to highlight those the customer should focus on during a four-to-six-week elimination diet. After that period, the guidance is to reintroduce items gradually to see whether reactions return.

Delivery, guarantees and payment

Delivery is free on orders above £14.99, and kits are dispatched the next working day. The company states that all testing is carried out in accredited labs and backs its tests with a money-back guarantee: a full refund is offered if results show no reactions. Payments are processed through the methods displayed at checkout.

Positioning and limits of the service

The site is explicit that intolerance testing does not diagnose conditions such as celiac disease and is not a substitute for advice from a doctor or healthcare professional. It presents the tests as a starting point for understanding how the body reacts to food and for making informed dietary choices, and directs anyone with severe or ongoing symptoms to seek medical advice.