Food Allergies
Food allergies are usually suspected when an person has an immediate response to even a small amount of a food and displays symptoms such as:
Treatment involves identifying the offending food, by first a skin-prick allergy test, with a follow-up elimination diet. A challenge diet can be initiated to confirm the allergy if risk to the patient is low.
Common Food Allergies:
- Itching
- Hives
- Stomach Cramps
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Swelling of the tongue or throat or other body part
- Anaphylaxis (difficulty breathing, may be accompanied by dizziness or loss of consciousness & places individual at risk of death)
Treatment involves identifying the offending food, by first a skin-prick allergy test, with a follow-up elimination diet. A challenge diet can be initiated to confirm the allergy if risk to the patient is low.
Common Food Allergies:
- Peanuts
- Other Nuts
- Wheat
- Milk/Dairy (actually a lactose intolerance, rather than a true allergy)
- Eggs
- Soy
Food Sensitivities/Intolerances:
-Gluten Intolerance
-Lactose intolerance
-Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
-Migraines
-fibromyalgia
-Autoimmune conditions
Common Symptoms of Food Sensitivities:
Nausea
Stomach Pains
Vomiting
Bloating
Diarrhea
Headache
Irritibility
Joint Pain
Eczema
Lack of Energy
Nausea
Stomach Pains
Vomiting
Bloating
Diarrhea
Headache
Irritibility
Joint Pain
Eczema
Lack of Energy
New Food sensitivity testing - mediator release test (MRT)
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How Food Sensitivities Cause Inflammation
Mediator Release Test (MRT): A Comprehensive Blood Test For Inflammation Caused by Food and Food-Chemical Sensitivities
The Use of MRT to Identify Non-IgE Mediated Immunologic Food Reactions that Trigger IBS Symptoms Results in Marked Improvement in Symptoms Through the Use of an Elimination Diet
Sample MRT Report
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Could Your Food Choices Be Making You Sick??
Unidentified food sensitivities can cause or trigger symptoms in people with conditions such as IBS, migraines and fibromyalgia. Yet , for many reasons, diet remains one of the most neglected areas of treatment. You may already suspect that certain foods are causing problems for you. Or, you may have been searching for answers for years to your chronic pain, living on numerous pain medications that may only be treating symptoms, not the cause. Newer technology, called Mediator Release Testing (MRT), is now available giving us the ability to test which foods may cause reactions leading to inflammatory symptoms. Older methods of simply testing for only food allergies have been about 40% accurate. So, if you had traditional allergy testing in the past, chances are you don't have all the answers you need to get well. MRT can measure the body's white blood cell response (histamines, cytokines, etc.) to 150 different foods. This type 4 hypersensitivity testing has been shown, through research, to identify the food triggers that can cause migraines and IBS symptoms. With MRT nutritional analysis and an ImmunoCalm elimination dietary plan to test and confirm results, you may, more easily, narrow down what is making you sick. Learning which foods cause reactions and your symptoms is the first step to feeling good again. Chronic physical distress can stand in the way of doing all the things we want to do and having the life we want. What are you waiting for? Contact Missy for your nutrition analysis and therapeutic meal plan, and GET YOUR LIFE BACK! Services Offered:
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