Do you suffer from asthma, sinusitis, migraine, joint pains and stomach bloating? These are possibly your body's adverse reaction to certain foods and ingredients.
Unlike food allergy, the symptoms of food intolerance does not surface immediately.
There is usually a delay of about 48hrs.
There are two known ways to of identifying the sensitive foods; one is through a process of elimination and the other through proven medical test.
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Diagnose food intolerance through a process of elimination.
This method works finds the food that irritates the body..
It is done by removing certain food from the diet, wait to see if the symptoms disappear.
However, it is sometimes very difficult to identify the food or combinations of foods that are causing the problem as symptoms can appear up to 48 hours after the food is eaten.
The process of blind elimination is also lengthy and would require lots of patience.
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The other method to diagnose food intolerance is through a medical test.
This proven medical test identifies the food that is making us unwell.
The test consists of a blood test which checks if there is any elevation in the level of food specific IgG antibodies.
This will identify the problem food or ingredient.
Such test will significantly reduce the process of identifying the sensitive food thereby enabling corrective treatment to be carried out quickly.
Food intolerance is usually not life threatening but it will give you discomfort and make you unwell.
Proper diagnosis of food intolerance will provide an effective way of identifying the sensitive foods and help you find relief from the symptoms.