Food Intolerance or Food Allergy?

It’s a question I get all the time:

What’s the difference between a food intolerance and a food allergy?

We’ve put together a simple infographic that helps demonstrate the difference.

But there’s actually a lot more to it.

Here’s a quick fact sheet to help you understand the difference:

In a nutshell….

Food Allergies

Food allergies are an immune response that occurs directly after eating a certain food – usually within minutes. These are also called a Type 1 allergic reaction and are mediated by IgE antibodies.

The symptoms of an allergy are often severe and include…

• an itchy or swollen mouth
• coughing, wheezing or asthma
• itchy rash
• And in severe cases, anaphylaxis.

Allergic reactions are often triggered by food like peanuts, seeds, shellfish and milk.

Food Intolerances

When you are suffering from a chronic complaint that just won’t go away, the cause may be a delayed IgG food allergy (a food intolerance). It builds up and causes inflammation in the body which can lead to a whole range of symptoms.

Food intolerances develop from having too monotonous a diet, causing inflammation in the body which can lead to a whole range of symptoms.

Even if you think you’re on a very healthy diet, you could still be eating inflammatory-causing foods and struggling with issues such as:

• itching and skin conditions
• excessive weight gain
• irritable bowel
• bloating
• headaches or migraines
• fatigue
• skin problems like eczema or psoriasis
• tightness in the chest
• sweating
• and asthma-like symptoms

… to name just a few.

And an inflammation, if left to go on, can also lead to chronic disease and complaints such as IBS, Coeliac disease, Chrohn’s, Diabetes (type 2) and high cholesterol?

Take action today

If you have symptoms relating to food intolerance, don’t just assume it’s a lactose intolerance, take action now:

• You could cut out all your favourite foods for a couple of weeks, and then add them back in a trial and error way as you tread the path of self-diagnosis.
• Or you could take the ImuPro300 test, and follow a controlled diet plan that will pinpoint the exact nature of your intolerance and provide management techniques that help you enjoy your life to the fullest.

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