{"id":218,"date":"2018-11-02T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/de\/case-study\/emily-catterall\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:49:19","slug":"emily-catterall","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/de\/case-study\/emily-catterall\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Catterall"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m in a new body! I\u2019m so much healthier\u201d<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Emily, 24, was diagnosed with IBS by her GP after suffering for over 12 weeks with pains, discomfort and daily bloating<\/li>\n<li>As a result of her symptoms, she was unable to participate in any activities and she often avoided social events and eating out, in fear that it would trigger her IBS-type symptoms<\/li>\n<li>After hearing about YorkTest on Instagram, she decided to take a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/products\/food-drink-scan-test\/\"> food intolerance* test <\/a>with YorkTest to see what foods she was reacting to<\/li>\n<li>Her food intolerance* test revealed she was intolerant to cow\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/intolerance\/milk\/\">milk<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/intolerance\/egg\/\">eggs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Within two days of starting her elimination diet, she felt \u2018amazing\u2019. She\u2019s now back at the gym and often eating out with friends and family<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YorkTest Testimonial Stories: Emily Catterall - IBS-Type Symptoms\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kFLrK4l1LVM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emily Catterall, 24, was diagnosed with IBS by her GP and was put on two types of medication after suffering for over 12 weeks with <strong>daily bloating, discomfort and pains<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Her symptoms had a knock-on effect on many activities she usually enjoyed; this included social events and even eating out, as <strong>she feared<\/strong> food may <strong>trigger<\/strong> her bloating and discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to just \u2018treat\u2019 my stomach with pills, I wanted to <strong>find the route of the problem<\/strong>,\u201d says Emily. The 24-year-old from Preston, who also re-joined slimming world, came across YorkTest after seeing a mention on Instagram. Intrigued to find out <strong>what foods were causing her discomfort<\/strong>, she decided to order the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/products\/food-drink-scan-test\/\">Premium Food Intolerance* Test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/products\/food-drink-scan-test\/\">Premium Food Intolerance* Test<\/a> analyses your IgG reactions to over 200 food and drinks \u2013 from common ingredients like cow\u2019s milk, gluten and egg, to health superfoods like kale and quinoa.<\/p>\n<p>The process, which involves sending a finger-prick\u00a0<strong>blood<\/strong> sample to the company\u2019s laboratories revealed that Emily was intolerant* to cow\u2019s milk and eggs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Emily-Catterall-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/>The first step for the 24-year-old was to eliminate her trigger foods to see if her digestive symptoms would alleviate. The programme comes with one<strong> 30-minute phone consultation<\/strong>\u00a0with one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/our-experts\/\">registered nutritional therapists<\/a>. Emily expresses that the consultation helped her to understand the foods she couldn\u2019t have, as well as giving her the opportunity and knowledge to<strong> explore equally nutritious alternatives<\/strong> out there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt amazing from day two,\u201d says Emily. \u201cI now don\u2019t suffer from any pain and discomfort. I am so happy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am now back at the gym and eating out often with friends and family\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Not only has Emily seen improvement in her symptoms, but the elimination diet itself has encouraged her weight loss journey. \u201cI have lost <strong>8.5lbs<\/strong> and am still losing\u201d she excitedly says.<\/p>\n<p>The final step for Emily is to reintroduce her trigger foods after her 12-week period of dietary elimination approaches. Her next steps will be supported by one of our nutritional therapists to ensure the <strong>reintroduction<\/strong> of her trigger foods is carried out <strong>safely<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t tell you how AMAZINGLY different I have felt since! <strong>No more pills and no pain<\/strong> and discomfort. I have spoken with a consultant through YorkTest and after 12 weeks we speak again about how to adjust back into those foods\u201d Emily explains.<\/p>\n<p>To sum up her YorkTest experience, Emily says, \u201cI have come so far with it, all the things I have to be without are <strong>so worth it<\/strong>. I feel like I\u2019m in a <strong>new body<\/strong>! I\u2019m so much healthier!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Emily followed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/products\/food-drink-scan-test\/\">YorkTest Premium Food Intolerance Test<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/our-experts\/sarah-hughes\/\">Sarah<\/a> helped Emily to optimise her diet safely and effectively<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have come so far with it, all the things I have to be without are so worth it. I feel like I\u2019m in a new body! 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