The difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance 13 Articles

by Mary Bubbins

Ready...aim...OH MY GOD...your immune system just fired! You just finished your last bite of that beautiful birthday cake at your nephew's party and suddenly you're not feeling so well. Your stomach is starting to rumble a...read more

by Lin Edwards

Food allergy is an immune system response to a food, while food intolerance is a digestive system response to a food. FOOD ALLERGY A food allergy is a response by the immune system to an ingredient in food, which the b...read more

by Kelly Ann Griffin

Precaution is required for the person with food allergies and/or intolerances. However, there is a keen difference between food allergies and food intolerance. A food intolerance is more common, producing undesirable react...read more

by Tarot

Food allergy and intolerance are very easy to confuse but the fundamental difference is that an allergy is an inappropriate immune system response while a food intolerance is a deficiency of the digestive system which prev...read more

by Lucy Rucker

Finding the Difference Between a Food Allergy and a Food Intolerance It can be easy to find the differences in food allergy and food intolerance is, easily recognizable. The two are not the same. Someone who sufferes...read more

by Estella Reed

Food allergy and food intolerance are ailments we often come across. Though they are both conditions caused by sensitivity to food, they have certain distinctive features which enable to categorize them as such. 1. One...read more

by EMSalem

The immune system protects the body and is ready to act when foreign substances try to gain an entry. Sometimes it over reacts to harmless substances, but not knowing the difference it still prepares for battle. When fi...read more

by Ladymermaid

There comes a time when a negative reaction to food becomes a very real health concern, that time occurs when the body's immune system decides to become involved, and that tummy ache you had last week turns into a serious ...read more

by Sandra Douglas

The difference between food allergy and food intolerance is that food allergies are caused by an immune system response. Food intolerance is due to digestive system issues. Though many people experience intolerance to food...read more

by Catherine M

Food allergies are an inflammatory reaction by the body to specific foods we ingest. Food intolerance is an inability of the body to digest a certain food. Both cause discomfort but food allergies are by far more serious....read more

by Chris Pearce

Food allergies and intolerances relate to the adverse reactions that occur in some people after consumption of certain foods. Allergies and intolerances are often mistaken for each other. Basically, a food allergy is where...read more

by Snow Vandemore

Food allergies vs. food intolerance - what is the difference? It all has to do with your body's immune system. Food intolerance does not involve the immune system, where food allergies definitely do. That is the basic d...read more

by Karla Hopkins

Houston, We Have a Problem Food Allergy vs. Intolerance, How What We Eat Can Make Us Sick As a nurse, I have seen my fair share of food allergies and intolerance's with symptoms ranging from sneezing and hives to fu...read more