Many of the ways a food allergy or food intolerance manifest in the body happen to be the same but there is a difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance.  The difference is that a food allergy triggers a measurable immune system response while a food intolerance does not. A food intolerance causes upset of the natural processes of the gut to the degree that symptoms will start to show both in the gut such as cramping and bloating to the more extreme leaky gut whose permeability has changed, to symptoms in other body tissues such as eczema of the skin.

 
 
 

Many ask: How Long After I Eliminate a Food From my Diet Will it Take to be Out of my System? Typically three days and the food will be gone but the irritation caused by the offending foods may take weeks to resolve to a point where symptoms will no longer be felt. Symptoms that are shown such as eczema may take longer to resolve. After years of abusing the body with something it didn’t like, symptoms do not all disappear overnight. However, there will be a significant and immediate improvement for most that have always experienced immediate symptoms after ingesting an offending food.

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	Dairy Intolerance		Gluten Intolerance		Egg Intolerance
	Wheat Intolerance		Soy Intolerance		Sugar Intolerance & Addiction
	Lactose Intolerance		Corn Intolerance		Yeast Intolerance

Inflammation damages tissues and can lead to disease such as allergies, asthma, arthritis, diabetes, and even heart disease.  Unfortunately, many mainstream doctors are not so well versed in the subject of food intolerance and so this is overlooked as a possible cause of symptoms and disease occurring in the body.  For those who do consider food intolerance as a possibility of their symptoms, however, then truly evaluate what food intolerances they may have and engage in treatment for the food intolerance, they find that in treating the food intolerance, inflammation is decreased and diminished.

Whenever a substance that our body disagrees with or “doesn’t like,” as is with the case of a food intolerance, the immune system is made aware and inflammation within the body will occur.  So many people report that upon treating the food intolerance, their skin becomes less red and irritated.  This is merely an outward display of what goes on internally as well.

“If you put the wrong food into the body, you can disrupt any real metabolic and physiological function and produce inflammation in any part of the body, and chronic inflammation is degenerative. It’s harmful to tissue,” stresses Roger Deutsch, a food intolerance clinician and innovator in the food intolerance testing field.

“There’s a preponderence of people with inflammatory diseases. There’s an upswing in number of couples unable to conceive. People are complaing about fatigue more often. There’s more concern about children’s behavioral patterns and learning capabilties which are impaired. For example, color additives in foods can inhibit important enzymes which break down toxins in the gut, and if they’re not broken down, they become neurotoxins.”

Food intolerance is not just an amorphous excuse people make up to be special, different or get attention.  Food Intolerance is real and many smart minds in the medical field are beginning to latch on to this proven disorder.   A thank you to Roger Deutsch for his passion in the food intolerance field and his research and study.

So many of us walk around each and every day feeling like JUNK!  We are tired and cranky, have chronic headaches, chronic fatigue, chronic digestion problems, just to name a few.  Very often overlooked is the possibility that these symptoms are actually symptoms of a food intolerance.  Food intolerance can mask itself as so many other diseases that today’s doctors often misdiagnose food intolerance for something else.

Food intolerance symptoms run the gamut from fatigue, to headaches to digestive problems to skin disorders.  The symptoms are almost endless.

Each of us has a duty and responsibility to ourselves and the people who love us to take the best care of our bodies.  Almost every member of the world-wide population suffers from a food intolerance of some kind.  Many of us also suffer unnecessarily with food intolerance symptoms when the treatment is so easy.  The treatment involves merely eliminating the offending food from your diet.  Walah!  Symptoms disappear and health begins to get back on track.

The biggest offenders for food intolerance are wheat/gluten, dairy, eggs, corn and soy.  Two other big ones are sugar and yeast.  If you suspect you have a food intolerance, you can get blood tests or you can begin by keeping a diary of what you are eating and how you feel.  That can give big answers that you may not have ever thought of.  You can then eliminate what you suspect are the offending foods from your diet for a period of at least 3 weeks before you evaluate how you feel.  Although, most people who eliminate a food intolerance begin to feel relief from symptoms almost immediately.

Be sure that you are getting your vitamins and minerals if you eliminate food from your diet.  Hydration is another key to feeling good, so be sure to hydrate.  Lastly, explore this site for information on food intolerance in greater detail.

Nothing tastes as good as healthy feels!

Have you ever wondered if you have a food intolerance?  The symptoms of a food intolerance can be the same symptoms as so many other maladies and consequently, food intolerances often go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed as something else for years and years.  Studies show that the average time taken to diagnose Celiac Disease is 11 years!  Below is a list of possible symptoms of a Food Intolerance.  One or all could mean you have a Food Intolerance.  It could indicate another disease or disorder too, so this list must be taken with a grain of salt, so to speak.  Simple blood tests are available to rule out or rule in whether it is indeed a Food Intolerance.  Food intolerance is so common that almost everyone is intolerant to something.  The most common are Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Corn, Eggs, Yeast, Sugar, Shellfish, and Nuts.

While there is not end-all-be-all list of food allergies or food sensitivities there are several foods that are more prevalent than most and if you find yourself reacting to any of these then you should consult your physician.  The following list is not all inclusive but simply a sampling of the more recognizable allergens.

1.      Dairy

2.      Eggs

3.      Wheat

4.      Soy

5.      Corn

6.      Nuts

7.      Seafood