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Common Symptoms of a Food Allergy:
HEAD: dizziness, drowsiness, faintness, fullness in head, headaches, insomnia, sleepy after meals
EYES: blurring of vision, watery eyes
NOSE: recurrent sinusitis, recurrent sores, runny nose, stuffy nose
EARS: earaches, fluid in middle ear, fullness in ears, hearing loss, itching, recurrent infections, ringing
THROAT: canker sores, chronic cough, gagging, itchy roof of mouth, soreness
HEART & LUNGS: asthma, congestion in chest, hoarseness, increased heart rate, palpitations, rapid heart rate GASTROINTESTINAL: bloating, colitis, constipation, pains, cramps, diarrhea, gas, nausea, vomiting
SKIN: dermatitis, eczema, hives, rashes
PSYCHOLOGICAL: aggressiveness, anxiety, crying jags, depression, hyperactivity, indifference, irritability
OTHER: binge eating, fatigue, hunger, joint aches & pains, muscle aches & pains, swelling of joints in hands or feet, vaginal discharge, weakness
Common Symptoms of a Food Allergy:
HEAD: dizziness, drowsiness, faintness, fullness in head, headaches, insomnia, sleepy after meals
EYES: blurring of vision, watery eyes
NOSE: recurrent sinusitis, recurrent sores, runny nose, stuffy nose
EARS: earaches, fluid in middle ear, fullness in ears, hearing loss, itching, recurrent infections, ringing
THROAT: canker sores, chronic cough, gagging, itchy roof of mouth, soreness
HEART & LUNGS: asthma, congestion in chest, hoarseness, increased heart rate, palpitations, rapid heart rate GASTROINTESTINAL: bloating, colitis, constipation, pains, cramps, diarrhea, gas, nausea, vomiting
SKIN: dermatitis, eczema, hives, rashes
PSYCHOLOGICAL: aggressiveness, anxiety, crying jags, depression, hyperactivity, indifference, irritability
OTHER: binge eating, fatigue, hunger, joint aches & pains, muscle aches & pains, swelling of joints in hands or feet, vaginal discharge, weakness
DIAGNOSIS OF FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY AND FOOD INTOLERANCE
by the FOOD INTOLERANCE TEST
Recent estimates suggest that about 10% of the population exhibit clinical symptoms attributable directly to food hypersensitivity and food intolerance. Many more suffer from other allergies or ill defined medical problems which may be aggravated by their diets.
Food allergies are divided into two major categories:
Permanent or fixed allergies: Approximately 5% of food allergies are fixed allergies in which a patient already knows the offending foods which disagree with him. In such cases the relationship between food and symptoms is obvious.
Concealed or masked allergies: Approximately 95% of food allergies fall into this category in which a patient is not aware of the foods that disagree with him. These allergies therefore require special diagnostic testing with follow-up counseling and education. Masked allergies are associated with the foods that a susceptible individual eats frequently.
Food Intolerance Test:
In the food intolerance test a food allergen and patient blood, rich in white cells and platelets, are mixed together, incubated and observed under a phase contrast microscope. In the presence of allergenic foods, the red cells, white cells and platelets show toxic effects during which the white cells (neutrophils) become immobile and die and/or the platelets aggregate. In sharp contrast the red cells, white cells and platelets remain healthy with nonallergenic foods.The food intolerance test diagnoses fixed as well as masked allergies. Reports in the literature indicate a 70% success rate in patients who underwent the food intolerance test and dietary manipulations. The skin test, on the other hand, has been reported, at best, to have a 20% accuracy in diagnosing food allergies1.
DIAGNOSIS OF FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY AND FOOD INTOLERANCE
by the FOOD INTOLERANCE TEST
Recent estimates suggest that about 10% of the population exhibit clinical symptoms attributable directly to food hypersensitivity and food intolerance. Many more suffer from other allergies or ill defined medical problems which may be aggravated by their diets.
Food allergies are divided into two major categories:
Permanent or fixed allergies: Approximately 5% of food allergies are fixed allergies in which a patient already knows the offending foods which disagree with him. In such cases the relationship between food and symptoms is obvious.
Concealed or masked allergies: Approximately 95% of food allergies fall into this category in which a patient is not aware of the foods that disagree with him. These allergies therefore require special diagnostic testing with follow-up counseling and education. Masked allergies are associated with the foods that a susceptible individual eats frequently.
Food Intolerance Test:
In the food intolerance test a food allergen and patient blood, rich in white cells and platelets, are mixed together, incubated and observed under a phase contrast microscope. In the presence of allergenic foods, the red cells, white cells and platelets show toxic effects during which the white cells (neutrophils) become immobile and die and/or the platelets aggregate. In sharp contrast the red cells, white cells and platelets remain healthy with nonallergenic foods.The food intolerance test diagnoses fixed as well as masked allergies. Reports in the literature indicate a 70% success rate in patients who underwent the food intolerance test and dietary manipulations. The skin test, on the other hand, has been reported, at best, to have a 20% accuracy in diagnosing food allergies1.
Alphabetical List Of Foods Tested:
Alfalfa Sprouts Allspice Almond
Amaranth Anise Seed Apple
Apricot Arrowroot Artichoke
Asparagus Avocado
Bakers Yeast Banana BarleyBasil
Bass Bay Leaf Bean Sprouts Beef
Beet Beet Sugar Black Pepper Black Walnut Blackberry Black-eyed Pea Blue Cheese Blueberry
Brazil Nut Brewers Yeast Broccoli Brussel Sprouts Buckwheat Butter
Buttermilk Cabbage Cane Sugar Canola Oil Cantalope Caraway Carob Carp Carrot Cashew Catfish Cauliflower Caviar Celery Cheddar Cheese Cherry Chestnuts Chicken
Chicken Egg White Chicken Egg Yolk Chick-Pea (Garbanzos) Chicory
Chili Pepper Chives Cinnamon Clam
Clove Cocoa-Chocolate Coconut Cod Coffee Cola Corn (Maize) Cottage Cheese Cotton Seed Oil Cow's Milk Crab Cranberry Cucumber Cumin Seed Curry Date
Dillseed Duck Eggplant Endive
English Walnut Fig Filbert Flounder
Food Coloring Mix Frog's Legs
Garden Peppers (Bell) Garlic Gelatin Ginger Goat's Milk Grape Grapefruit Haddock Halibut Herring Honey Honeydew Melon Hops Horseradish
Kale Kidney Bean Lake Perch Lake Trout Lamb Lemon Lentil Lettuce
Lima Bean Lime Lobster Mackerel
Malt Mango Maple Sugar Marjoram
Maroon Sweet Potato (Yam) Millet
Molasses Mozzarella Cheese MSG Mung Bean Mushroom Mustard
Nectarine Nutmeg (Mace) Nutra Sweet Oats Okra Olive Onion
Orange Orange Roughy Fish Oregano Oyster Papaya Paprika
Parmesan Cheese Parsley Parsnip
Pea Peach Peanut Pear Pecan
Peppermint (Spearmint) Pheasant
Pike Pimiento Pineapple Pinto Bean
Pistachio Nut Plum (Prune) Pomegranate Pork Potato Provolone Cheese Pumpkin Quinoa Radish
Raspberry Red Snapper Rhubarb
Rice Rosemary Rutabaga Rye
Saccharin Safflower Seed Sage
Salicylate Salmon Sardine Scallops
Sea Perch Sesame Shark Shrimp
Smelt Sodium Metabisulfite Sole Sorbitol Sorghum Soybean Spelt
Spinach Split Pea Squash Mix
Strawberry String Bean (Green)
Sunflower Swiss Chard Swiss Cheese Swordfish Tapioca- Cassava-Yucca Tea Thyme Tobacco
Tomato Turmeric Tuna Turkey Turnip Vanilla Water Chestnuts
Watercress Watermelon Wheat Wheat Bran Wild Rice Yellow Sweet Potato Yogurt
Alphabetical List Of Foods Tested:
Alfalfa Sprouts Allspice Almond
Amaranth Anise Seed Apple
Apricot Arrowroot Artichoke
Asparagus Avocado
Bakers Yeast Banana BarleyBasil
Bass Bay Leaf Bean Sprouts Beef
Beet Beet Sugar Black Pepper Black Walnut Blackberry Black-eyed Pea Blue Cheese Blueberry
Brazil Nut Brewers Yeast Broccoli Brussel Sprouts Buckwheat Butter
Buttermilk Cabbage Cane Sugar Canola Oil Cantalope Caraway Carob Carp Carrot Cashew Catfish Cauliflower Caviar Celery Cheddar Cheese Cherry Chestnuts Chicken
Chicken Egg White Chicken Egg Yolk Chick-Pea (Garbanzos) Chicory
Chili Pepper Chives Cinnamon Clam
Clove Cocoa-Chocolate Coconut Cod Coffee Cola Corn (Maize) Cottage Cheese Cotton Seed Oil Cow's Milk Crab Cranberry Cucumber Cumin Seed Curry Date
Dillseed Duck Eggplant Endive
English Walnut Fig Filbert Flounder
Food Coloring Mix Frog's Legs
Garden Peppers (Bell) Garlic Gelatin Ginger Goat's Milk Grape Grapefruit Haddock Halibut Herring Honey Honeydew Melon Hops Horseradish
Kale Kidney Bean Lake Perch Lake Trout Lamb Lemon Lentil Lettuce
Lima Bean Lime Lobster Mackerel
Malt Mango Maple Sugar Marjoram
Maroon Sweet Potato (Yam) Millet
Molasses Mozzarella Cheese MSG Mung Bean Mushroom Mustard
Nectarine Nutmeg (Mace) Nutra Sweet Oats Okra Olive Onion
Orange Orange Roughy Fish Oregano Oyster Papaya Paprika
Parmesan Cheese Parsley Parsnip
Pea Peach Peanut Pear Pecan
Peppermint (Spearmint) Pheasant
Pike Pimiento Pineapple Pinto Bean
Pistachio Nut Plum (Prune) Pomegranate Pork Potato Provolone Cheese Pumpkin Quinoa Radish
Raspberry Red Snapper Rhubarb
Rice Rosemary Rutabaga Rye
Saccharin Safflower Seed Sage
Salicylate Salmon Sardine Scallops
Sea Perch Sesame Shark Shrimp
Smelt Sodium Metabisulfite Sole Sorbitol Sorghum Soybean Spelt
Spinach Split Pea Squash Mix
Strawberry String Bean (Green)
Sunflower Swiss Chard Swiss Cheese Swordfish Tapioca- Cassava-Yucca Tea Thyme Tobacco
Tomato Turmeric Tuna Turkey Turnip Vanilla Water Chestnuts
Watercress Watermelon Wheat Wheat Bran Wild Rice Yellow Sweet Potato Yogurt
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