What exactly is food intolerance?

The complex way food affects our everyday lives is an emerging area of understanding and diagnosing the cause of symptoms which seem to be ‘unexplained’ is often difficult.

People who demonstrate some of the symptoms of food intolerance are often led by the medical profession and the media to believe that their condition is ‘all in the mind’ or that they are treated   for the physical manifestation of the condition rather than the cause.

As such we aim to provide support to your questions on food intolerance and explain the benefits  of taking a Food Intolerance  test if you suffer from any of the symptoms that intolerance can bring.

Although not life threatening food intolerance should never be underestimated as its impact on sufferers can be significant, severely impacting on their ability to live normal healthy lives. The incidence of food intolerance is extremely wide and it is estimated that 45% of the population   could be affected. Many people with food intolerance experience more than one symptom.

Symptoms can often be vague and the root cause of the problem, food, is not always correctly diagnosed. Sufferers often complain of seeming to be in a ‘fog’, feeling bloated and being tired    all the time.

Essentially food intolerance is your body’s abnormal reaction to certain foods which can manifest itself in a number of ways. Some people will have one symptom such as a severe headache  whilst others will be unfortunate to experience irritable bowel syndrome, migraine and skin or respiratory conditions.

Realising that your food is a catalyst for particular symptoms is not easy when, unlike the immediate reactive symptoms of food allergy, food intolerance symptoms often appear hours or even days later.

In fact many food intolerance sufferers have commented post diagnosis and after having    removed their problem foods that they realise they had been experiencing minor symptoms as a result of intolerance for their entire lives.