Although food allergy and sensitivity are not given much importance, it is an insidious, slowly progressing chronic problem that is very common in our country and causes many unresolved problems in patients. When people think of allergies, sudden swelling of the lips, eyes, shortness of breath, shock, and fainting are the conditions that come to mind. But food intolerances develop slowly.
The most known intolerance in the society is Gluten Intolerance. Gluten intolerance is clearly similar to Celiac disease. These patients cannot tolerate gluten. In some studies, it has been stated that non-celiac gluten intolerance is a derivative of an allergic reaction and occurs with an innate immune response.
Food allergies are increasing rapidly compared to the past. Many reasons are blamed for this. Developing diagnostic mechanisms, additives in foods and GMO foods are the usual suspects.
For example, in a study conducted in the USA, the rate of patients who applied to clinics and were diagnosed with food intolerance between 1997 and 2007 increased by 17%. Among these people, there was a dramatic increase in hospitalizations, with a dramatic increase of 36% between 1998 and 2000.
Delayed Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction can be seen in food allergies, and it can lead to urticaria, itching and many different conditions such as IgE dominant and a neurotransmitter discharge called histamine.
However, delayed type Food Sensitivities are the main considerations for physicians practicing complementary medicine. These develop in an average of 72 hours. In a study by Aardoon et al. in the Netherlands, families do not consider food intolerance in some problems that occur in children aged 5-6 years, and many physicians in the USA cannot distinguish the relationship between food sensitivity and chronic diseases.
Food Sensitivities often do not occur and cause really serious problems. Chronic food sensitivities cause chronic inflammation and cause autoimmune diseases. Food sensitivity causes a wide spectrum of problems, from skin problems to behavioral disorders, from neurological problems to gastrological problems.
The main causes and conditions are:
-Acne
-Asthma
-Chronic Constipation
-Chronic diarrhea
-Eczema
-Headaches
-Hyperactivity
– Irritable Bowel Syndrome
– Joint Pain
– Obesity
-Migraines
– Immune System Weakening
– Chronic ear infections
– Rarely alopecia
– Wheezing
So why is a person who is not allergic until a certain age suddenly exposed to Food Allergy and Sensitivity?
Industrial foods have entered our diet in the last 15-20 years. Many factors such as increased drug use and toxic load constitute the main source of the problem.
To summarize as the main topic:
⦁ Antibiotics
⦁ Processed Foods
⦁ Pesticides
⦁ Food additives
⦁ GMO
⦁ Environmental toxins and chemicals
With the combination of dozens of such factors, our intestinal flora deteriorates and as a result Food Sensitivity emerges.
Food sensitivities and Leaky Gut often coexist. To briefly explain Leaky Bowel Syndrome, our intestines are the part of the body where the breakdown of nutrients continues and the final absorption takes place. Our intestinal cells are tightly connected to each other by structures called tight junctions.
Thanks to these structures, vitamins, minerals and digested foods provide the passage from the intestine to the blood. If this connection structure is broken, only products other than useful substances pass from your intestine to your blood and cause a reaction in the body.
Some opportunistic bacteria disrupt this tight junction structure and increase permeability. These bacteria form a structure called Lipopolysaccharide and disrupt the permeability.
So How Is Food Sensitivity Diagnosed?
Food Sensitivities or leaky gut cannot be identified by conventional allergy testing. Specific tests are required for the diagnosis of this disease (Blood Zonulin Test is one of them). These tests are planned in many different ways, and the most appropriate and beneficial ones are recommended by the clinician’s instructions. Food sensitivity and most likely suspects in leaky gut:
White flour
Corn
Alcohol
Milk and dairy products
Eggs
Soy
and Sugar products.
The test method applied in our clinic is currently one of the most accurate and selective test methods.
We Have Tested And Detected Foods What Should We Do Now?
First of all, it is recommended to avoid the above-mentioned foods that cause the increase of harmful bacteria. Beneficial intestinal bacteria, which we think are missing in the intestine and will provide healing, are used in proportion to the needs of the body and the patient. In addition, Complementary Medicine methods and detox programs are applied to the patient.
He is asked to get away from stress.
Fibrous food consumption is increased.
It is removed from all kinds of substances containing drugs and preservatives.
Glutamine, Licorice Root, Probiotic and Probiotic containing foods (vinegar, turnip, kefir, pickles etc.) are added to the nutrition rituals.
