{"id":197,"date":"2018-09-25T09:19:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T09:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/de\/case-study\/bloating-fatigue-john-reed\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:48:44","slug":"bloating-fatigue-john-reed","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/de\/case-study\/bloating-fatigue-john-reed\/","title":{"rendered":"John Reed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u201cNow I\u2019m looking forward to celebrating future health\u201d<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>60-year-old John had suffered from energy loss, bloating and a face rash which all arose at different times in his life<\/li>\n<li>The international trade consultant noticed a dip in his energy levels after a business trip to Mongolia. He had been suffering from bloating for a decade and also struggled with weight issues<\/li>\n<li>John decided to take a YorkTest food intolerance* programme to understand the process behind it<\/li>\n<li>His test results revealed that he was intolerant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/allergy\/yeast\/\">yeast<\/a>, cow\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/intolerance\/milk\/\">milk<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/intolerance\/egg\/\">egg<\/a> yolk<\/li>\n<li>Within a few days of dietary changes, John felt an improvement in his energy levels. His face rash has improved, and he has lost 12lbs in weight<\/li>\n<li>He is now looking forward to future health and mentions that \u201ceverything has run very efficiently\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>60-year-old John had suffered from a <strong>wide range of symptoms<\/strong>, including energy loss, bloating and an inflamed face rash which <strong>impacted his confidence<\/strong>. He also found it difficult to lose weight. \u201cIn December 2016, I returned from a business trip to Mongolia feeling jaded &#8211; nothing unusual about that, but it led to five months of exhaustion and very <strong>low energy levels<\/strong>, which to those who know me is entirely out of character,\u201d John explains.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/John-Reed-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"John Reed yorktest\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>During this time, his <strong>dip in energy<\/strong> affected his beloved allotment. By May 2017, John mentions that he largely recovered from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/food-intolerance-advice\/symptoms\/tiredness-fatigue\/\">problematic energy levels<\/a>, but found it challenging to <strong>lose or maintain his weight<\/strong>. \u201cI struggled to get my weight down for about a year from nearly 15 stone,\u201d John says.<\/p>\n<p>The international trade consultant mentions that a red, inflamed rash appeared on his face in 2013 and had \u201cbecome steadily more prominent\u201d. He also suffered from bloating \u201cfor several years, possibly as much as a decade,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old thought that it could be <strong>diet-related<\/strong> and attempted to change his diet to see if his symptoms would improve. The solutions he tried was \u201ccutting down on cheese and dairy in general and reducing sugar intake,\u201d he recalls.<\/p>\n<p>John decided to take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/products\/food-drink-scan-test\/\">YorkTest Food Intolerance* Test<\/a> to understand the process. YorkTest offers a <strong>fast track elimination diet<\/strong> by analysing IgG reactions to over <strong>200 <\/strong>food and drink ingredients. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/products\/food-drink-scan-test\/\">Food Intolerance* Test<\/a>, which involves sending a finger prick sample to the company\u2019s laboratories, revealed that John was intolerant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/food-intolerance-advice\/problem-foods\/yeast-intolerance\/\">yeast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/food-intolerance-advice\/problem-foods\/dairy-intolerance\/\">cow\u2019s milk<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/food-intolerance-advice\/problem-foods\/egg-intolerance\/\">egg yolk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The next step for John was to eliminate his trigger foods. Here at yorktest, we understand that it can be an exciting but potentially daunting time to <strong>optimise your diet<\/strong>. This is why our full programmes provide up to two 30-minute calls with one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/our-experts\/\">registered nutritional therapists<\/a>, so you can switch your trigger foods for <strong>tasty, nutritious alternatives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t long before John started to see an <strong>improvement in his symptoms<\/strong>; \u201cWithin a few days, I could feel an improvement in energy, but it was a significant improvement after two weeks. <strong>My face rash has improved<\/strong> in the first month since I took the test. I have also lost 12lbs in weight which has eased my back problems (I have two slipped discs)\u201d, John explains.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/John-Reed-1-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"John reed\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>The 60-year-old mentions that the elimination diet was <strong>relatively challenging<\/strong> but has seen great improvements in his symptoms. Because of this success, he has strictly stuck to his <strong>new diet plan<\/strong> and hasn\u2019t been too tempted to indulge in his trigger foods. \u201cI even have my local Indian takeaway making food that complies with the test!\u201d he excitedly announces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am walking up fells without being out of breath (I am asthmatic too); I have run short distances for the first time in ten years, and I am 13 stone 10lbs even after over-indulgence of the things I CAN eat! A face rash I have had for about three years has almost gone. I am determined to see this process through because it has been a game changer,\u201d John says.<\/p>\n<p>John\u2019s 12-week elimination diet is drawing to a close and he\u2019ll start to re-introduce his trigger foods one-by-one to monitor how much he can tolerate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can find no reason at all to complain. Everything has <strong>run very efficiently<\/strong>. Now I\u2019m looking forward to <strong>celebrating future health<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/our-experts\/sarah-brown\/\">Sarah Brown<\/a> helped John to optimise his diet effectively and safely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can find no reason at all to complain. Everything has run very efficiently. 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