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Problem Foods: Is It an Allergy or Intolerance? The Difference between Food Allergy and Food IntoleranceThere is much misunderstanding about these two terms and they are frequently confused. Many people speak of Food Allergies when what they describe is more likely to be Food Intolerance. To clarify:A food allergy is an immune system response. It occurs when the body mistakes an ingredient in food -- usually a protein -- as harmful and creates a defense system (antibodies) to fight it. Allergy symptoms develop when the antibodies are battling the "invading" food. Food Allergy is a rather fast response by the body’s immune system to a perceived invader. Signs or symptoms are typically immediate, dramatic and visible and the amount of food necessary to trigger a reaction varies from person to person. Symptoms of food allergy may include:
The most common food allergies are peanuts, tree nuts (such as walnuts, pecans and almonds), fish, and shellfish, milk, eggs, soy products, and wheat. Food Intolerance or Food SensitivityFood intolerance or food sensitivity is a negative reaction to a food. It is a digestive system response. It occurs when something in a food irritates a person's digestive system or when a person is unable to properly digest or breakdown, the food. It can be caused by the absence of specific chemicals or enzymes needed to digest a food substance, or to the body's responses to certain food constituents (chemicals) both natural or artificial. Symptoms of Food Intolerance or Food Sensitivities include the above list as well as:
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Food allergy or food intolerance?Most theories have these in two separate categories. But research* shows food allergy and food intolerance overlap considerably.Symptoms of food intolerance vary greatly, and can be mistaken for the symptoms of an allergy. While true allergies are associated with fast-acting immunoglobulin IgE responses, it can be difficult to determine the offending food causing an intolerance because if the immune system is involved, the response is likely to be IgG mediated and takes place over a prolonged period of time. Thus the causative agent and the response are separated in time, and may not be obviously related. A deficiency in digestive enzymes can also cause some types of food intolerances. Lactose intolerance is a result of the body not producing enough lactase used to break down the lactose in milk. Gluten intolerance results in damage to villi in the small intestine, which makes it difficult for the body to absorb water and nutrients from foods. Another type of food intolerance is an intolerance to food chemicals such as salicylates or salicylate sensitivity. Salicylates are chemicals that can occur naturally in many foods. Salicylate sensitivity causes many symptoms the most common of which are: hives, stomach pain, head aches, mouth ulcers, and it has even been linked to ADD and ADHD. Health Risks Associated with Food Intolerance |
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