Know the difference between food allergies and food intolerance

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Food allergies are often confused with food intolerance, but they are not the same as in the way the body treats it or even the symptoms it causes.

The real difference (biological) According to the report site " huhstuffworks"Is that the food allergy is linked to your immune system, while food intolerance is related to the digestive system.

Many people suffer from food intolerance more than food allergies. When you are allergic to food, it means that what you eat misses the immune system by being dangerous and sending antibodies to fight its proteins. If you are suffering from food intolerance, your body will have a problem. In the digestion of some foods.

Food intolerance

Symptoms of food allergies and food intolerance

Usually, as a result of the histamine compound, and depending on where the histamine is released in your body, you will have symptoms in different places, typical symptoms include rash, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, swelling, coughing and sneezing.

Food intolerance can also cause nausea, vomiting and vomiting; in addition, food intolerance can cause gas, heartburn, headache and irritability.

Food allergies are often hereditary, but food intolerance, such as lactose intolerance, often means that you do not have certain enzymes necessary to digest certain proteins correctly.

Food allergies

Some food intolerance is reactions to chemicals that are added to foods for flavor, coloring or preservation, but when it comes to food allergies, few allergens are enough to cause a reverse reaction on the body, so people with allergies Food to avoid foods that are completely allergic, and people who suffer from food intolerance can eat small amounts of food that they are allergic to.

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