{"id":816,"date":"2024-05-08T08:59:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T08:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/case-study\/bianca-dodds\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T07:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:47:36","slug":"bianca-dodds","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/case-study\/bianca-dodds\/","title":{"rendered":"Bianca Dodds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cI feel less bloated, I have more energy and more clarity of the mind\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For 30-year-old Bianca Dodds, a lifetime of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/food-intolerance-advice\/symptoms\/bloating\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bloating<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, constipation, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/food-intolerance-advice\/symptoms\/eczema\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eczema<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/inflammation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inflammation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had taken its toll. These persistent issues affected her daily comfort, clothing choices, and ability to socialize without discomfort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bianca explained the impact, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloating made me feel really uncomfortable, in pain and I found it difficult to wear a pair of jeans<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d and \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">often felt like I couldn\u2019t even eat<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. On top of this, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the eczema made me a bit self-conscious<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a strong desire to reduce inflammation and improve her chances of getting pregnant, Bianca decided to take a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/products\/food-drink-scan-test\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YorkTest food intolerance test<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on the many positive reviews she had read on Google.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-257357 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-at-15.23.07-300x300.png\" alt=\"bianca dodds york test case study\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our test analyses your IgG reactions to 200 food and drinks \u2013 from common ingredients like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/intolerance\/gluten\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gluten<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/intolerance\/dairy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cow\u2019s milk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to health super foods like kale and quinoa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process involves sending a finger-prick blood sample back to YorkTest. Bianca then received his results within 7 days through the Wellness Hub, in an easy-to-read traffic light-based format.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The test revealed Bianca was intolerant to gluten, wheat, cow&#8217;s milk, eggs, and chickpeas. While some results like wheat and dairy were \u201cno surprise\u201d to her, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/intolerance\/egg\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">egg intolerance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> caught her off guard since eggs had always been a staple in her diet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After eliminating her trigger foods, the changes were drastic. She said, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I feel less bloated, I have more energy and more clarity of the mind. I feel strong and in control of my body<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. Bianca found new freedom in her diet once she removed her trigger foods, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I feel more comfortable eating out in restaurants by knowing what to look for in a menu and not being afraid of being in too much pain after a meal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She stated she noticed improvement within \u201c3 or so days\u201d after removing her trigger foods and after only a couple of weeks, she felt \u201c100%.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The elimination process wasn\u2019t fully seamless however, as cutting out dairy proved to be more difficult \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am finding dairy a little more difficult to find decent alternatives for but I&#8217;m consciously choosing non-dairy products instead and focusing on plant-based alternatives<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d Otherwise she found it \u201cextremely easy\u201d to cut out wheat and gluten as she has been doing that for many years and there are great alternatives out there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following on from the test we asked Bianca how she found our customer service experience, to which she replied \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The service was great<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When asked to sum up her whole experience with YorkTest, Bianca concluded: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I feel empowered with the knowledge on how to look after my body and feel my best<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI feel less bloated, I have more energy and more clarity of the mind\u201d For 30-year-old Bianca Dodds, a lifetime of bloating, constipation, eczema, and inflammation had taken its toll. These persistent issues affected her daily comfort, clothing choices, and ability to socialize without discomfort. 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