Do you have a Food Allergy or an Intolerance?

There’s a big difference!

Food Allergies involve the overreaction of the immune system to a normally harmless substance.

Food Intolerances on the other hand, do not involve the immune system and are usually caused by an inability to digest or absorb certain foods, or components of those foods.

Food allergies are sensitivities caused by a reaction of the body’s immune system to specific proteins in a food.

In allergic individuals, a food protein is mistakenly identified by the immune system as being harmful. The first time the individual is exposed to such a protein, the body’s immune system responds by creating antibodies called immunoglobulin E (IgE). When the individual is exposed again to the same food protein, IgE antibodies and chemicals such as histamine are released.

Histamine is a powerful chemical that can cause a reaction in the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, skin or cardiovascular system. In the most extreme cases, food allergies can be fatal. Although any food can provoke an immune response in allergic individuals, a few foods are responsible for the majority of food allergies.¹

A food intolerance is a food sensitivity that does not involve the individual's immune system. Unlike food allergies, where a small amount of food can cause a reaction, it generally takes a more normal sized portion to produce symptoms of food intolerance.

While the symptoms of food intolerance vary and can be mistaken for those of a food allergy, food intolerances are more likely to originate in the gastrointestinal system and are usually caused by an inability to digest or absorb certain foods, or components of those foods. 

For example, intolerance to dairy products is one of the most common food intolerances. Known as lactose intolerance, it occurs in people who lack an enzyme called lactase, which is needed to digest lactose (a sugar in milk.) Symptoms of lactose intolerance may include abdominal pain and bloating, diarrhea and flatulence.¹

Allergy Elimination Centre Shuswap desensitizes allergies and intolerances through application of Bioresonance According to Paul Schmidt. Bioresonance has frequencies to desensitize over 1000 allergy sources.

Contact Allergy Elimination Centre Shuswap to learn more about how we can help alleviate or eliminate your food allergy or intolerance. Give us a call at
(250) 253-2041 to book your private appointment today.

Reference (1):  Government of Canada website.