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What Are Some Symptoms Of What Food Sensitivities Can Lead To ?
- Headaches Thyroid Dysfunction Chronic Pain / Inflammation
- Migraines Chronic Fatigue Nausea/Vomiting
- Gas / Bloating Weight Loss Resistance
- Stomachache Acid Reflux/GERD
- Diarrhea Constipation Blood in the stool
- Dark circles under the eyes Anxiety / Depression
- ADHD
- Skin Issues: Eczema/Psoriasis/Rashes/Hives
- Sinus problems
- Arthritis
- Autoimmune
What Is A Food Sensitivity?
A food sensitivity or food intolerance is caused by an inability to digest a food or group of foods and occurs in the digestive tract, not the bloodstream, like a food allergy. Symptoms are "delayed onset", where symptoms do not appear for hours or even days. Food sensitivities can affect a person during the course of their entire life.
Interestingly, people will often crave foods to which they are sensitive to. Research suggests that our bodies can become addicted to chemical messengers such as histamine and cortisol, which are secreted by immune cells in response to allergens inside the body. The body may experience a soothing response from the presence of chemical messengers, increasing the desire to consume more of that food.
Note that food sensitivities and allergies can change every year. Just because you are diagnosed with a food sensitivity or allergy one year does not mean it will absolutely hold true for the rest of your life. This is why we strongly encourage our patients to get tested throughout their lifetime to monitor exactly what's going on in their bodies.
What Causes A Food Sensitivity?
Too much of one food: You can become sensitive to any food you eat too often. Many people consume a relatively small number of foods several times a day. For example, wheat, a common food to have a sensitivity to, is found in breakfast cereal, breads and pasta.
Leaky Gut Syndrome: The digestive tract plays a vital role in preventing illness and disease by providing an impenetrable barrier. When the gut lining is inflamed from a food sensitivity, small openings develop between the tightly connected cells making up the gut walls. The is called "leaky gut syndrome". With leaky gut syndrome, partially digested protein can cross the intestinal barrier into the bloodstream. These large protein molecules can cause an allergic response, producing symptoms directly in intestines or throughout the body. Additionally, hundreds of yeast and bacteria are released from the gut into the bloodstream where they set up infections everywhere, including muscles, joints, bones, teeth roots, coronary arteries and even the brain. The early introduction of solid foods to infants prior to six months of age contributes to leaky gut syndrome and subsequent food allergies and sensitivities.
Deficiency of Probiotics: One of the causes of leaky gut is an absence of probiotics or 'friendly' bacteria in the intestines. The friendly bacteria help maintain the health of the intestines by producing fuel for intestinal cells and killing bad bacteria. Parasitic infections, treatment with antibiotics and other toxic pharmaceuticals, stress, poor diet (sugar, flour,etc), smoking, alcohol, excessive hygiene, candida overgrowth and bottle feeding your baby can disrupt the proper balance of friendly bacteria into bad bacteria.
Over-worked immune system: Constant stress, exposure to air and water pollution, pesticides and chemicals in our foods and water put a great strain on our immune system, making it less able to respond appropriately to the antigens in the food.
Genetics: Food allergies and intolerances seem to have a hereditary component. Research indicates that if both parents have allergies, their children have sixty-seven percent chance of developing food allergies. When only one parent is allergic, the child have a 33% chance of developing food allergies. Specifically, a person may inheirt a deficiency of an enzyme like lactase, the enzyme that digests dairy. With nightshade sensitivities, there are ten genetic variants for susceptibility; not all individuals are affected equally or at all. A similar case can be made for other food sensitivities. Genetic variations predict the severity of your sensitivity.
A food sensitivity or food intolerance is caused by an inability to digest a food or group of foods and occurs in the digestive tract, not the bloodstream, like a food allergy. Symptoms are "delayed onset", where symptoms do not appear for hours or even days. Food sensitivities can affect a person during the course of their entire life.
Interestingly, people will often crave foods to which they are sensitive to. Research suggests that our bodies can become addicted to chemical messengers such as histamine and cortisol, which are secreted by immune cells in response to allergens inside the body. The body may experience a soothing response from the presence of chemical messengers, increasing the desire to consume more of that food.
Note that food sensitivities and allergies can change every year. Just because you are diagnosed with a food sensitivity or allergy one year does not mean it will absolutely hold true for the rest of your life. This is why we strongly encourage our patients to get tested throughout their lifetime to monitor exactly what's going on in their bodies.
What Causes A Food Sensitivity?
Too much of one food: You can become sensitive to any food you eat too often. Many people consume a relatively small number of foods several times a day. For example, wheat, a common food to have a sensitivity to, is found in breakfast cereal, breads and pasta.
Leaky Gut Syndrome: The digestive tract plays a vital role in preventing illness and disease by providing an impenetrable barrier. When the gut lining is inflamed from a food sensitivity, small openings develop between the tightly connected cells making up the gut walls. The is called "leaky gut syndrome". With leaky gut syndrome, partially digested protein can cross the intestinal barrier into the bloodstream. These large protein molecules can cause an allergic response, producing symptoms directly in intestines or throughout the body. Additionally, hundreds of yeast and bacteria are released from the gut into the bloodstream where they set up infections everywhere, including muscles, joints, bones, teeth roots, coronary arteries and even the brain. The early introduction of solid foods to infants prior to six months of age contributes to leaky gut syndrome and subsequent food allergies and sensitivities.
Deficiency of Probiotics: One of the causes of leaky gut is an absence of probiotics or 'friendly' bacteria in the intestines. The friendly bacteria help maintain the health of the intestines by producing fuel for intestinal cells and killing bad bacteria. Parasitic infections, treatment with antibiotics and other toxic pharmaceuticals, stress, poor diet (sugar, flour,etc), smoking, alcohol, excessive hygiene, candida overgrowth and bottle feeding your baby can disrupt the proper balance of friendly bacteria into bad bacteria.
Over-worked immune system: Constant stress, exposure to air and water pollution, pesticides and chemicals in our foods and water put a great strain on our immune system, making it less able to respond appropriately to the antigens in the food.
Genetics: Food allergies and intolerances seem to have a hereditary component. Research indicates that if both parents have allergies, their children have sixty-seven percent chance of developing food allergies. When only one parent is allergic, the child have a 33% chance of developing food allergies. Specifically, a person may inheirt a deficiency of an enzyme like lactase, the enzyme that digests dairy. With nightshade sensitivities, there are ten genetic variants for susceptibility; not all individuals are affected equally or at all. A similar case can be made for other food sensitivities. Genetic variations predict the severity of your sensitivity.
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If you develop allergy symptoms shortly after eating a specific food, you probably are dealing with a food allergy. It seems to be that these allergies can develop at any given time. Many people develop allergies in their early childhood, young adulthood or even in old age.
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