{"id":643,"date":"2019-04-29T10:20:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T10:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/case-study\/marshall-dodds\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T19:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T19:32:08","slug":"marshall-dodds","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/case-study\/marshall-dodds\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall Dodds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>&#8220;Strangers would comment that his face had been painted&#8221;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2-year-old Marshall Dodds had been suffering for many months with eczema and impetigo<\/li>\n<li>Louise Dodds, his veterinary surgeon mother, suspected it could be something she was feeding Marshall due to his inconsistent flare-ups<\/li>\n<li>The 33-year-old had tried to eliminate varying foods from her son\u2019s diet in a bid to improve his symptoms<\/li>\n<li>However, when Marshall got impetigo and needed systemic antibiotics, Louise decided to take a closer look at food sensitivity\u2020 testing programs to pinpoint exactly which foods could be causing his angry flare-ups<\/li>\n<li>After eliminating his trigger foods from his diet, such as kiwi, beef, cow\u2019s milk and duck, his symptoms dramatically improved within just a few days<\/li>\n<li>His mum says that he can now \u2018be a toddler without constant scratching and irritation\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/20190416_182002-474x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"433\" \/>For many months, Louise Dodd\u2019s 2-year-old son, Marshall, had been suffering with bouts of eczema and impetigo but could not pinpoint exactly what was causing his angry flare-ups.<\/p>\n<p>His symptoms were itchy and \u201cstrangers would comment that his face had been painted!\u201d Louise exclaims.<\/p>\n<p>Louise, a veterinary surgeon, sought advice from Marshall\u2019s doctor in hope that they could shed some light as to why he was suffering from these irritating symptoms at such a young age.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey gave antibiotics and a mineral oil-based ointment, but this made his skin dry, so we sought another moisturizer which helped, but not fully,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old noticed that his symptoms would come and go and therefore suspected that something in his diet could be aggravating his eczema.<\/p>\n<p>Over the coming months, Louise tried to eliminate different food groups from Marshall\u2019s diet in a bid to improve his debilitating skin condition. \u201cWe tried to eliminate foods like <a href=\"\/us\/intolerance\/gluten\/\">gluten<\/a>, but it still happened\u201d Louise explains.<\/p>\n<p>Here at YorkTest, we find that the average customer who shows a positive result reacts to 4-5 different ingredients. As a result, it can be challenging to pinpoint all reactions through guesswork alone.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until Marshall started to suffer from impetigo which required systemic antibiotics that Louise decided to confirm her two-year-old\u2019s food triggers through YorkTest.<\/p>\n<p>YorkTest\u2019s award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/products\/foodscan-junior-test\/\">Junior Food Sensitivity Test<\/a>\u00a0tests your child\u2019s reactions to 113 ingredients and includes two 30-minute consultations over the phone with one of our experienced nutritional therapists.<\/p>\n<p>The simple finger-prick blood test revealed that Marshall was reacting to a range of foods, including <a href=\"\/us\/blog\/do-you-have-a-kiwi-fruit-allergy\/\">kiwi<\/a>, <a href=\"\/us\/blog\/can-you-have-a-beef-intolerance\/\">beef<\/a>, duck, lemon, <a href=\"\/us\/intolerance\/egg\/\">egg white<\/a>, <a href=\"\/us\/intolerance\/dairy\/\">cow\u2019s milk<\/a> and lamb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhilst I suspected dairy and egg, the rest of the results were a surprise, especially beef and lamb as he loved these foods and were a large part of his diet,\u201d Louise says.<\/p>\n<p>Equipped with YorkTest\u2019s guidebook, food and drink diary and nutritional support, Louise began to remove his trigger foods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to remove both [his] high and mild trigger foods and his skin improved dramatically. If he eats something with even a mild trigger as a hidden ingredient, [his] skin flares up and we would double check the packaging to notice it was one of the triggers!\u201d his mum explains.<\/p>\n<p>Within a few days, Marshall\u2019s skin condition dramatically improved. Louise found the elimination process \u2018mainly straight-forward but [it] can be difficult when eating out [as] we have to check everything!\u201d Louise says.<\/p>\n<p>Louise mentions that taking a YorkTest program has \u201cdramatically improved his skin and overall happiness. He can now be a toddler without constant scratching and irritation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Marshall followed the <\/em><a href=\"\/us\/products\/foodscan-junior-test\/\"><em>YorkTest Junior Food SensitivityTest<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2020 yorktest define Food Intolerance as a food-specific IgG reaction.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our information is intended to provide nutritional advice for dietary optimization. YorkTest do not claim to treat or cure symptoms mentioned in this testimonial and recommend that you discuss any medical concerns you have with a doctor before undertaking a YorkTest program.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strangers would comment that his face had been painted. Taking a YorkTest program has dramatically improved his skin and overall happiness. 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