Is it Food Allergy or Food Intolerance?
Food allergy occurs when the immune system reacts immediately to foods that are harmless to other people.
Symptoms of food allergy can be things like hives, eczema, asthma or life threatening anaphylaxis.
The most common food allergens are wheat, milk, eggs, sesame seeds, fish & shellfish, soy, peanuts & tree nuts.
Food Intolerance is not the same as food allergy but does cause very unpleasant symptoms like those shown below.
The symptoms of Food intolerance are often delayed and can occur hours to days after eating the suspect food.
Symptoms of food allergy can be things like hives, eczema, asthma or life threatening anaphylaxis.
The most common food allergens are wheat, milk, eggs, sesame seeds, fish & shellfish, soy, peanuts & tree nuts.
Food Intolerance is not the same as food allergy but does cause very unpleasant symptoms like those shown below.
The symptoms of Food intolerance are often delayed and can occur hours to days after eating the suspect food.
Do you have these Symptoms of Food Intolerance?
- Wind, Bloating or pain after you eat
- Constipation or diarrhoea
- Skin rashes
- Sinusitis
- Puffy hands and ankles or arthritic joint pain
- Back pain or headaches for no known reason
- Fatigue & irritability
You may have been putting up with some of these symptoms for years without knowing it could change, but the good news is there is much that can be done to heal the gut and help it do its job better!
With appropriate treatment all these symptoms can improve and many of them can vanish altogether
- Constipation or diarrhoea
- Skin rashes
- Sinusitis
- Puffy hands and ankles or arthritic joint pain
- Back pain or headaches for no known reason
- Fatigue & irritability
You may have been putting up with some of these symptoms for years without knowing it could change, but the good news is there is much that can be done to heal the gut and help it do its job better!
With appropriate treatment all these symptoms can improve and many of them can vanish altogether
What causes Food Intolerance?
Symptoms of Food Intolerance often start after something changes in your life. See if you recognise any of the following:
If you have not felt well since your last overseas trip, a bacterial or parasitic infection you picked up in the food can disorder your digestion for months or years, even after the infection itself has gone. This is because of the damage these organisms do to the gut wall and the normal gut flora necessary for good digestion, absorption and continued gut health.
Do you have a stressful work or home life? Stress and Anxiety particularly if prolonged, can adversely affect your gut flora, reduce blood flow to your digestive organs, and as a result disrupt your digestion significantly. Emotional eating can result in an intake of too much sugar and refined carbs like bread, pasta, potatoes and pastries which encourage the growth of Candida in the gut.
This is a highly inflammatory yeast type of organism which causes leaky gut and can also be responsible for thrush in women.
Repeated antibiotic use destroys good gut flora and this allows the bad ones to move in and create havoc. There is some research that indicates repeated antibiotic use may be linked to the dramatic rise in celiac disease in western countries.
Gluten and Dairy are two common foods which can inflame the gut lining and cause 'Leaky Gut' in susceptible individuals.
These are foods which many of us consume two or three times a day. Leaky gut means that the cells lining the small intestine have become inflamed and can no longer maintain the tight junctions between one cell and another. As a result partly digested food particles, bacterial elements or candida bi-products leak into the blood stream and this results in multiple food intolerance and systemic inflammation, it must be corrected for good health to return.
If you have not felt well since your last overseas trip, a bacterial or parasitic infection you picked up in the food can disorder your digestion for months or years, even after the infection itself has gone. This is because of the damage these organisms do to the gut wall and the normal gut flora necessary for good digestion, absorption and continued gut health.
Do you have a stressful work or home life? Stress and Anxiety particularly if prolonged, can adversely affect your gut flora, reduce blood flow to your digestive organs, and as a result disrupt your digestion significantly. Emotional eating can result in an intake of too much sugar and refined carbs like bread, pasta, potatoes and pastries which encourage the growth of Candida in the gut.
This is a highly inflammatory yeast type of organism which causes leaky gut and can also be responsible for thrush in women.
Repeated antibiotic use destroys good gut flora and this allows the bad ones to move in and create havoc. There is some research that indicates repeated antibiotic use may be linked to the dramatic rise in celiac disease in western countries.
Gluten and Dairy are two common foods which can inflame the gut lining and cause 'Leaky Gut' in susceptible individuals.
These are foods which many of us consume two or three times a day. Leaky gut means that the cells lining the small intestine have become inflamed and can no longer maintain the tight junctions between one cell and another. As a result partly digested food particles, bacterial elements or candida bi-products leak into the blood stream and this results in multiple food intolerance and systemic inflammation, it must be corrected for good health to return.
How can Naturopathic Treatment help Food Intolerance?
There are six steps we build into your Treatment Plan to restore good health to your gut and liver over about 3 months:
1. We use natural products to eliminate Candida, Parasites and Bacteria which can cause these problems to begin
2. Once we identify which foods your body reacts adversely to, its simple to avoid them while your gut heals
3. With specific nutrients and a diet that suits your own body we design a treatment plan to heal your 'leaky gut'
4. Using Kinesiology and Homeopathy we work to clear any emotional issues sabotaging healthy eating
5. Now we can replace the healthy gut flora so it can reproduce and keep your gut in prime condition
6. Lastly its important to replace any nutrient deficiencies so you have all the raw materials for long term health
If you would like a personal treatment plan call nutritionist Karen Emans on 0408 748 532
1. We use natural products to eliminate Candida, Parasites and Bacteria which can cause these problems to begin
2. Once we identify which foods your body reacts adversely to, its simple to avoid them while your gut heals
3. With specific nutrients and a diet that suits your own body we design a treatment plan to heal your 'leaky gut'
4. Using Kinesiology and Homeopathy we work to clear any emotional issues sabotaging healthy eating
5. Now we can replace the healthy gut flora so it can reproduce and keep your gut in prime condition
6. Lastly its important to replace any nutrient deficiencies so you have all the raw materials for long term health
If you would like a personal treatment plan call nutritionist Karen Emans on 0408 748 532
Detoxification is a Naturopathic key to Great Health!
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What can I do to address my Food Intolerance?
Start on your path to good health now - call Karen on 0408 748 532 and work with her to transform your health and quality of life.