Nutritionist keep advising that the journey to good health begins with reading key ingredients of everything in processed food that goes onto your plate. For the ones who are allergic to certain foods, reading these very same ingredient lists each time becomes a necessity to avoid unpleasant life-threatening reactions. But, do you know, there is another partner-in-crime with Food Allergy, which is known as Food Intolerance!
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We often get confused between Food Allergy and Food Intolerance as their symptoms mostly overlap. Unlike food allergy, which is an immune cell reaction with certain food which may often lead to serious conditions, food intolerance is a digestive system response to a particular food. It is mostly less serious and usually limited to the digestive system. The symptoms appear slowly after consuming the food that triggers reaction. It is very difficult to pinpoint which food causes problems because of the delayed appearance.
Symptoms of Food Intolerance include:
- Bloating, constipation, diarrhoea, nausea
- Runny nose, dry cough, Itching and rashes
- Chronic tiredness, shortness of breath
- Headaches or Abdominal pain, irritable bowel
If your answer is yes to most of the above listed symptoms, then probably you are suffering from food intolerance that you are unaware of and it’s time you get tested for it.
A Food Intolerance Profile covers more than 200 foods falling under broad categories of plant as well as animal-derived foods-
- Dairy
- Fish
- Fruits
- Meat
- Nuts
- Cereals
- Vegetables
- Spices
- Miscellaneous
This test gives a comprehensive list of food to be avoided for a short span of time.
This simple color coded report makes interpretation easy even for the common man; wherein food marked in red are advised to be avoided, and the ones in green can be eaten without any worries.
Treatment consists of awareness and self care.
Food Intolerance Test- Know what your body loves too beyond your tongue!
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