Food Allergy vs Food Intolerance
Generally when we eat something and it makes us feel sick or break out in hives we say "I am allergic to that".
Food allergies produce specific reactions. The immune system releases chemicals to fight what it perceives as something bad.
Food intolerance on the other hand can make you bloated or gassy. This is one of the underlining symptoms of IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Every thing you eat is going to change your stool to some extent. However, if you have a change in consistency or frequency or mucus in the stool you probably have a food intolerance.
To complicate the situation you might have a yeast infection aggravated by too much sugar intake. This is too complicated to go into very much here. But suffice it to say that high-fructose corn syrup is in almost every product you buy at the grocery store. Your body does not process HFCS as it does sugar. HFCS does not trigger the release of leptin which tells you that you are full.
An easy answer for the IBS symptoms is taking a probiotic every day. This will ensure that the bowel is in balance with good bacteria. That good bacteria will prevent the leaky gut that pours toxins into your blood stream.
One thing is sure - if something you eat makes you feel bloated, sleepy, itchy or shaky - don't eat it any more.
Sometimes after a meal you don't know which of the food items is the culprit.
Answer for that is green tea. Green tea has catechins which can block the release of histamine in the stomach which would help if the food is causing an allergic reaction.
Quote to think about today.
It has been scientifically proven that you can change your mind.
Sharono
Answers For Your Health
Food allergies produce specific reactions. The immune system releases chemicals to fight what it perceives as something bad.
Food intolerance on the other hand can make you bloated or gassy. This is one of the underlining symptoms of IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Every thing you eat is going to change your stool to some extent. However, if you have a change in consistency or frequency or mucus in the stool you probably have a food intolerance.
To complicate the situation you might have a yeast infection aggravated by too much sugar intake. This is too complicated to go into very much here. But suffice it to say that high-fructose corn syrup is in almost every product you buy at the grocery store. Your body does not process HFCS as it does sugar. HFCS does not trigger the release of leptin which tells you that you are full.
An easy answer for the IBS symptoms is taking a probiotic every day. This will ensure that the bowel is in balance with good bacteria. That good bacteria will prevent the leaky gut that pours toxins into your blood stream.
One thing is sure - if something you eat makes you feel bloated, sleepy, itchy or shaky - don't eat it any more.
Sometimes after a meal you don't know which of the food items is the culprit.
Answer for that is green tea. Green tea has catechins which can block the release of histamine in the stomach which would help if the food is causing an allergic reaction.
Quote to think about today.
It has been scientifically proven that you can change your mind.
Sharono
Answers For Your Health
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