My eldest daughter suffers from skin asthma and the second
one usually have abnormal pain after they eat something. They could be suffering from food
intolerance.There is now a way for us to check and detect our food intolerance.
Reactions to certain foods are quite common.
However, some reactions go unnoticed until certain abnormal
manifestations occur – internally (physiological) or externally (physical, i.e.
on skin).Where food ALLERGY has almost an immediate reaction, food INTOLERANCE,
on the other hand, does not immediately manifest. Sometimes, it takes as much
several months or as short as days for symptoms to be obvious.
According to Nutrition and Lifestyle Counselor Ginny
Sinense-Marksl, RND, food intolerance often occurs in people who eat normal or
even very common food substance (rice, egg, dairy, wheat) that they are highly
sensitive to. These foods cause inflammations in their body that could manifest
as allergy-like reactions such as diarrhea, bloating, stomach cramps and at
times, skin rashes that almost never seem to subside.Also, it could be one of
the major reasons why it is difficult to manage any weight problem.
Food intolerance may involve some or all the same symptoms
as food allergies. “While food allergies are acute reactions to a particular
food substance and can cause life-threatening symptoms, food intolerance is
chronic and less severe but, nevertheless aggravating to optimum health,” said Marksl.
A number of reactions surface when a person is found to be
intolerant on a specific food item. However, some people could still eat small
amounts of food they are “intolerant” to without any immediate physiological or
physical reaction.
Though minimum to no immediate reaction occurs, chronic
exposure to a food substance a person is intolerant to can be potentially
hazardous to health due to constant presence of inflammation in the body as
Marksl further explained.
Food Intolerance is a type III food item that occurs when
the body produces Immunoglobulin (IgG) as a reaction to allergenic food.
Immunoglobulin are a class of proteins that function as
antibodies produced by the immune system in response to foreign bodies that
enter the body. Various studies reveal that if food with high IgG levels are
eliminated from the diet, symptoms can be reduced.
“Not knowing where you’re intolerant to could lead to
chronic diseases such as abdominal bloating and fluid retention, inflammatory
bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine, and asthma,” said Carmie De
Leon, vice president for sales and marketing of Healthway Medical. “This makes
a Food Intolerance Test all the more important.”
Healthway Medical, the most trusted and preferred mall-based
clinics in the Philippines, recommends every children and adult alike to
undergo a Food Intolerance Test (FIT) or Food Print Test to identify which food
groups are safe to eat.
FIT is the most advanced and comprehensive laboratory
service that detects the presence of igG-food specific antibodies to a wide
range of food people consume every day.
Healthway’s FIT is inclusive of a consultation with
nutritionist to guide you through the FIT service and to explain the findings
of the test.
“Not having your test now can be potentially dangerous since
some people have high IgG levels but do not experience the symptoms,” De Leon
said. “There are others who even feel better short after they eat food at which
they are intolerant to, but continuing to take these food groups may re-grow
the symptoms to much worse cases. Still, once symptoms occur, it is recommended
to avoid all other members of that food group unless tested negatively.”
De Leon concluded, “Early detection of food intolerance will
go a long way in ensuring one’s optimum health. If you want to achieve a
quality life, make sure to add sleep, right food intake, exercise, and
de-stressing as part of your daily routine. When you start living a healthy
life, everything else will follow.”
If you think you have the symptoms of food intolerance,
visit Healthway Medical Clinics at the Alabang Town Center, Edsa Shangri-la,
Market! Market!, Festival Mall, Healthway Manila, SM The Block and Greenbelt 5.
For more details, please contact (02) 751-4929 or visit
www.healthway.com.ph.
Sources:
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Mayo Clinic
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Health Scope Pathology
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