THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FOOD ALLERGY SYMPTOMS ANDÂ FOOD INTOLERANCE SYMPTOMS
An allergy causes a very specific immunological reaction in the body that can be observed and can be diagnosed by various tests. Food intolerance does not cause this type of reaction and cannot be tested for in the same way. This lack of a specific immune reaction and inability to test “scientifically” has led some doctors to deny the existence of food intolerance.
Food intolerance – symptoms
Each of the following symptoms and conditions has been found, in some individuals, to be caused by food. Please do not assume that just because your symptom or condition is listed that food is the cause (as I continuously say on this site – consult your doctor). The primary reason for this list is to give you an idea of the overwhelming range of symptoms and illness that can be caused by eating food that is not right for you.
The symptoms list is divided into two sections:
- Mainly physical
- Mind, emotions and behavior
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Mainly physical
- Abdominal pain
- Aching muscles and joints
- Acne
- Addictions
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Athlete’s foot
- Bad breath
- Bed wetting
- Blackouts
- Bloating
- Blood sugar problems
- Blurred vision
- Breast pain
- Catarrh
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Coated tongue
- Colitis
- Constant hunger
- Constipation
- Crawling sensation on skin
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty in swallowing
- Dizziness
- Eczema
- Excessive thirst
- Excessive or no sweating
- Fatigue
- Feeling drained
- Flushes
- Food cravings
- Frequent need to urinate
- Gall bladder problems
- Gritty feeling in eyes
- Headaches
- Heavy body odor
- High/low blood pressure
- Hives
- Indigestion – recurring
- Insomnia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Itching
- Itchy and red ears
- Joint pain, stiffness and swelling
- Lethargy
- Menstrual problems
- etallic taste
- Migraine
- Mouth ulcers
- Muscle aches and cramps
- Muscle tremors
- Muscle weakness
- Nausea
- Palpitations
- Persistent cough
- Poor balance
- Post-nasal drip
- Pre-menstrual problems
- Racing pulse
- Rashes
- Recurring ear infections
- Restless legs syndrome
- Sensitivity to light and noise
- Sinusitis
- Sleep disturbances
- Sore tongue
- Sore, itching, puffy or burning eyes
- Stiff neck
- Sties
- Temperature fluctuations
- Thrush
- Tics
- Tinnitus
- Urticaria
- Vertigo
- Watering eyes
- Weight problems
- Wheezing
- Accident prone
- Anxiety
- Anger for no apparent reason
- Attention deficit disorder
- Behavioral problems
- Blankness
- Brain fogging
- Changes in handwriting
- Clumsiness
- Confusion
- Delusions
- Depression
- Detached or unreal feeling
- Difficulty waking up
- Disorientation
- Dyslexia
- Feelings of dissociation
- Fidgeting
- Hallucinations
- Hearing without comprehension
- Hyperactivity
- Inability to think clearly
- Indifference
- Irritability
- Math and spelling errors
- Memory loss
- Mental exhaustion
- Mood swings
- Panic attacks
- Phobias
- Poor concentration
- Poor self image
- Poor memory
- Reading problems
- Restlessness
- Slow processing information
- Slurred speech
- Stammering
- Suicidal feelings
- Tenseness
- Uncontrollable rage
- Weepiness
- Withdrawn
Mind, emotions and behaviour
