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Food Intolerance
QUICK
GUIDE TO
: How can I avoid “I can’t just pop into a shop for a
particular foods? sandwich. I became an avid label reader,
To prevent symptoms, it is important to scrutinising every ingredient before
avoid the food you are sensitive to. This is putting the product back. This became
often easier said than done! very stressful.”
Check food labels carefully, as often “If you can’t eat what others eat you
A
n adverse physical reaction, gluten, yeast and dairy products appear in become a social misfit. I avoided going
experienced regularly after eating things you wouldn’t expect, such as in out for meals and dinner party invitations
a certain food, can be described fillings or thickeners. When you’re eating were scarce!”
as a food intolerance or sensitivity. The out, make sure you ask the restaurant Then earlier this year, Angie read about
reaction causes symptoms which are about the ingredients and let them know an enzyme based supplement that breaks
persistent and always linked to the of your food intolerance so they can help down gluten into smaller, easily digested
ingestion of a particular food. you choose from the menu. parts so that the body takes up the
Symptoms of food intolerance vary, but There are also many products now gluten before it reaches and irritates the
include diarrhoea, headaches or available to enable you to avoid the most small bowel.
migraines, constipation, fatigue, lethargy, common culprits of food intolerance. Look “It sounded too good to be true” says
bloating, Irritable Bowel Symptoms, out for ‘free from’ products. Angie. “But I had nothing to lose.
rashes / itching, asthma, muscle / joint “I took my first Immunecare Glutenase
pain or swelling. Plus capsule and then ate my first croissant
In extreme cases, such as coeliac disease TR
Y THIS!
in 20 years! Nothing happened. Absolutely
(allergy to gluten), symptoms are severe and
Ener
-G Gluten-Fr
ee Loaf and
nothing – no discomfort or running to the
can be dangerous.
Ener
-G Flax Loaf - the latest in loo. I was fine. With Immunecare
-G range
Food intolerances can develop at any stage the “must-have” Ener Glutenase Plus I can eat gluten again
of life and can be triggered by events such as
of gluten-fr
ee and wheat-fr
ee
without any side effects.”
childbirth, illness or stress. Sometimes there
products, featur
e a new
Now that her diet is so much easier,
lighter
, softer textur
e and can
seems to be no particular reason at all. An
om the
be eaten straight fr
Angie’s spirits have lifted and she has
intolerance can develop to a food that has
eater
pack. They cater for a gr
picked up her hobby of painting.
ee fr
om
been eaten frequently in the past.
range of allergies - fr
“I have my bounce back and a new
wheat, gluten, milk, eggs,
lease of life thanks to Immunecare
How can food intolerance
soya, maize and nuts.
Glutenase Plus.”
be diagnosed?
Whilst your doctor is able to test for Food intolerances can be serious
allergies, if you have an intolerance or Gluten intolerance – and it is important to seek medical
sensitivity, these are not always conclusive a happy ending! advice, particularly for babies and
in tests. There are many natural products available young children.
Whilst it is always sensible to seek to help deal with food intolerances and it
medical advice, a natural practitioner, always a good idea to ask for advice from
nutritionist or nutritional therapist can your local health store.
test for food sensitivities and your local A real heart-warming tale is that of
health store can advise you. Angie Morris, 57, mother of two.
Following gall bladder surgery, Angie
TR
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suffered whenever she ate food with
gluten - “everything I ate went through
The K-T
est is a new
, non-
me” she says. Angie’s doctor suggested
invasive, food intolerance test
she may be coeliac and recommended her
that uses for
ensic technology to
measur
e intolerances and
to cut out foods with gluten. “Within four
sensitivities to certain foods -
days of eliminating gluten I felt human
identifying curr
ent or potential
again,” she recalls.
problems within minutes. The
Finding a solution was a relief but Angie
pain fr
ee test ‘tunes in’ to your
fic was now saddled with a food intolerance
tolerance levels using a traf
light system to assess the
that she had to work around for every meal.
relationship between your body
Angie’s job took her to many conferences.
and the food. “One week I was away I ate steak and
chips for seven nights running as it was the
only thing on the menu I could digest!”
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