Allergy vs intolerance – What is the difference?
Food allergy and food intolerance - they’re often confused for one another and neither is too pleasant, yet they are dramatically different.
You’ll quickly become aware of an allergy to something you’ve eaten. It can take less than an hour for an allergic reaction to take hold, with nasty effects from skin rashes to vomiting and diarrhoea appearing.
Food intolerance, on the other hand, is not so eager to reveal itself. In fact, it can take days to make itself known.
And very few of us would ever stop to think that the cause of the discomfort or distress we’re suffering on a Sunday could actually be our breakfast from a few days ago.
As a result, food intolerance is thought to affect up to 45 per cent of the population at some time – with most completely oblivious to it.
This is why specialist laboratory blood testing is considered the best way to discover which parts of your diet are causing your body discomfort.
Food allergy and food intolerance - they’re often confused for one another and neither is too pleasant, yet they are dramatically different.
You’ll quickly become aware of an allergy to something you’ve eaten. It can take less than an hour for an allergic reaction to take hold, with nasty effects from skin rashes to vomiting and diarrhoea appearing.
Food intolerance, on the other hand, is not so eager to reveal itself. In fact, it can take days to make itself known.
And very few of us would ever stop to think that the cause of the discomfort or distress we’re suffering on a Sunday could actually be our breakfast from a few days ago.
As a result, food intolerance is thought to affect up to 45 per cent of the population at some time – with most completely oblivious to it.
This is why specialist laboratory blood testing is considered the best way to discover which parts of your diet are causing your body discomfort.
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