The Symptoms of food intolerance (food sensitivity)

Food intolerance has dozens of symptoms, some are listed below. Which foods cause which symptoms? Go to the brilliant Symptoms Matrix (register, free!).

• Respiratory symptoms - coughing, sneezing, wheezing, asthma, ear infections, snoring, sleep apnoea, pneumonia, bronchitis



• Immune system symptoms - catching colds and infections easily, mouth ulcers, yeast (Candida) fungal infections



• Neural symptoms - poor co-ordination, clumsiness, headache, migraine, depression, memory problems, intellectual difficulties, dementia



• Skin, hair and nails - eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, hives, rosacea, rashes, hair loss, split and cracked nails, poor complexion, dandruff



• Metabolism problems - moodiness, weight gain, weight loss, chills, thyroid disease, cravings, addictions



• Musculo-skeletal symptoms - stiff muscles or joints, tendonitis, arthritis, bone thinning, bone fractures, osteoporosis



• Malabsorption - extreme tiredness and lack of energy, difficulty concentrating, vitamin deficiencies, iron deficiency, anaemia, calcium deficiency



• Gastro symptoms - Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diarrhea, constipation, indigestion, esophageal reflux, stomach ulcers, bowel cancers



• Genital/Reproductive symptoms - genital thrush, urinary tract infections, infertility, difficulty conceiving, miscarriage

SERIOUS CHRONIC DISEASE* resulting from untreated food intolerance:

• Diabetes type 1
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Multiple sclerosis
• Crohn's disease
• Celiac Disease
• Osteoporosis
• Anaemia
• Bowel cancer and stomach cancer
• Atherosclerosis (Cardio-vascular disease)
• High blood pressure
• Graves disease
• Hashimoto's thyroiditis
• Sjogren's Syndrome
• . . . and many others

If you have any symptoms please investigate food intolerance thoroughly as soon as you can. Life is too short to live with poor health!

And remember - don't go by blood tests, breath test or other diagnostics. They are not nearly as reliable as the tried and proven Elimination Diet.

To start figuring out your food intolerance go to the brilliant Symptoms Matrix (register, free!)

*We source all our information from leading medical journals

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