What are hidden food allergies?
Hidden allergies to food are negative reactions to food, drinks, food ingredients or compounds found in food. However, they differ from real food allergies because they do not create antibodies of immunoglobulin E (IgE) against food. Hidden food allergy is also known as food intolerance or non -allergic hypersensitivity to food. Food intolerance is more of a reaction to the digestive system than the reaction of the immune system.
The symptoms of hidden food allergies include headaches, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, heartburn, diarrhea, irritability and nervousness. However, food intolerance may not always lead to symptoms if the individual does not eat much of offensive food or often does not eat food. Food allergies are not the same as food poisoning, which is the result of a spoiled or tainted food.
There are many health problems that result from hidden food allergies. Only in the United States suffer more than30 million people by irritating the bowel syndrome, which is expected to be caused by unknown allergens. More than 10 percent of Americans suffer from lactose intolerance. Ulcerative colitis, continuing colon disease, is also very common.
Crohn's disease is often caused by hidden food allergies for wheat, corn, dairy products and eggs. Rheumatoid arthritis can be impaired by allergies to many foods such as wheat, eggs, sugar, citrus fruits, salt and caffeine. Eczema may be caused by consumption of wheat, milk, eggs, peanuts and soy proteins. Gluten intolerance is known as celiac disease.
Food immense happens for several different reasons. Some meals create pharmacological effects, so the body believes that it has been eating a medicine. Other meals may contain natural toxins that cause adverse effects in some people. Psychological reactions may also occur,If a particular meal evokes memories of the past of an individual.
The human body tends to desire those foods that cause an allergic reaction. This happens because histamines are released in the digestive tract to fight allergen. Histamins provide a pleasant effect on the body, so one starts unconsciously any food that produces them.
Diagnosis of allergies to hidden food is usually not easy and requires many experiments and mistakes. If there is a suspicion of food intolerance, the individual should let the food diary record everything it eats, and the specific times when there is adverse effects. The pattern of physical symptoms should be observed over time. If one fears that some foods could bother him, it is best to eliminate food to see if the symptoms stop. These suspicious foods can then be re -introduced one by one to see if the symptoms return, which would identify the cause of the symptoms.