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azimi Full member Posts: 14	An important difference! Jan 20, 2019 21:11:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by azimi on Jan 20, 2019 21:11:55 GMT Eating a food you are intolerant to can leave you feeling miserable, but if you have a food allergy, your body’s reaction to it could be life-threatening.

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An important difference! Feb 5, 2019 20:23:13 GMT

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A food intolerance can cause some of the same signs and symptoms as a food allergy, so people often confuse the two.

A true food allergy causes an immune system reaction that affects numerous organs in the body. It can cause a range of symptoms. In contrast, food intolerance symptoms are generally less serious and often limited to digestive problems.

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An important difference! Jun 24, 2019 23:39:31 GMT

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Allergies are an overreaction of the body’s immune system to proteins that may be from foods, pollens, house dust, animal hair or moulds. They are called allergens. The word allergy means that the immune system has responded to a harmless substance as if it were toxic.

Food intolerance - on the other hand - is a chemical reaction that some people have after eating or drinking certain foods; it is not an immune response. Instead, food intolerance has been associated with asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

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An important difference! Dec 8, 2019 1:10:27 GMT

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Post by jordan on Dec 8, 2019 1:10:27 GMT

Most of the time, children with food allergy do not have parents with food allergy. However, if a family has one child with food allergy, their brothers and sisters are at a slightly higher risk of having food allergy themselves, although that risk is still relatively low.

azimi Full member Posts: 14	An important difference! Jun 13, 2020 22:17:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by azimi on Jun 13, 2020 22:17:23 GMT Food intolerances - which are also called food sensitivities - are more common than food allergies.

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