Food Sensitivities/Allergies
11/03/19
About Food Sensitivities
It is estimated that up to 12 million Americans have food allergies or food sensitivities. A food sensitivity is an inflammatory response of the immune system to a food trigger or allergen.
Who should be tested and why?
Consideration of food sensitivity testing is a critical component of any comprehensive approach to ill health or disease prevention. Sensitivity testing provides a quick and easy way for practitioners to discover potential causes of sensitivity reactions and sensitivity-related disease. When patients remove reactive foods, they report improvement in symptoms, elimination of long-standing health issues, and, in general, a more satisfying quality of life.
Testing is a good first option in anyone with significant symptoms that don’t have another easily identifiable cause. For many practitioners, food sensitivity testing is an essential part of a whole systems approach that begins with healing the gut.
Common Symptoms and Conditions Associated with Food Sensitivities
- Asthma
- Diarrhea
- Chronic back pain
- Fatigue
- Gastritis
- Headache
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Crohn’s disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Skin rash
- Eczema
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Learning disability
- Asthma, rhinitis, sinusitis
- Eczema and other skin rashes
- Weight problems