At-home food sensitivity tests are widely available, but experts are skeptical of the results.
are coming from. Without a prescription or a doctor's appointment, the tests claim they can give you some clues about what's to blame for bloating, diarrhea and more.
But, as NBC News senior consumer investigative correspondent Vicky Nguyen found out, there’s not much evidence that home food sensitivity tests can really tell you very much.Nguyen tried three tests: One from Everlywell, which is currently selling for $127 on the company's site and relies on a blood sample. The second test, from 5 Strands, is priced at $88 on their site and required her to pluck out 15 strands of hair from the back of her neck.
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