Food Allergies: What Symptoms?

Food Intolerance?Food Sensitivity?Food Reactions?Could food be making you ill? How can you tell? Are you troubled by: Dairy? Wheat? Gluten? Nuts? Soy? Additives? Dr Ford's 30 years experience helps you get to grips with food allergy. Unfortunately, many doctors have little knowledge of food reactions. Often, people with unexplained symptoms are told "there's nothing wrong with you." Food allergy symptoms can be diagnosed and treated.
Why wait?For example, Katrina writes on facebook:"I took my eldest boy (now 23 mths) to the hospital when he had problems when 4 wks old: he was failing-to-thrive (not growing) and had feeding problems. But the pediatricians at the hospital didn't believe in allergies. Two weeks later we went to see Dr Ford. It turns out that Tomasz has multiple food allergies - no wonder he screamed when feeding and wasn't putting on weight!"CONTENTSChapter 1.
Food allergy - the conceptsFood allergy is commonFood allergy or food intoleranceDeveloping tolerance to foodsCommon diagnostic mistakesFood additives and hyperactivityChapter 2. Food allergy - the symptomsQuick and slow onset food reactionsSymptoms are commonDeath from food allergyThe Allergic MarchProbiotics for the gutOral Allergy SyndromeChapter 3. Eczema - caused by food allergyEczema and food allergy are linkedResearch evidence of eczema-food-linkWhat have other researchers found?15 studies proving the food-eczema linkGluten known to cause skin diseaseChapter 4.
Gut and bowel allergy problemsBlood in stoolPale stoolChronic diarrheaConstipation and soiling in children is commonGastric Reflux - GORD/GERDHelicobacter pyloriChapter 5. Cow's milk allergy | intoleranceColic and cow's milkCow's milk AllergyCow's milk free dietCow's milk protein intolerance - CMPIDairy-free children"Milk" formulasWhat Dairy-free formulas are available for your baby?Special low allergen "milk" formulasChapter 6.
Egg & peanut allergyEgg allergyPeanut allergyChapter 7. Gluten sensitivity | celiacCeliac diseaseThe Gluten SyndromeSymptoms of the Gluten SyndromeHow early can you diagnose celiac disease?Gluten-free dietsHow strict gluten-free?How long gluten free?Chapter 8. The eClinic - on-line diagnosis and managementWhat is the purpose of the eClinic?Who could be helped by the eClinic?Can you trust Dr Ford's opinion?What guarantees do you have?How best to use the eClinic?How is your own doctor involved?Why set up an eClinic?DisclaimerChapter 9.
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