Product Description

Identify troublesome foods and find the diet that suits you. Food intolerance is common and involves an adverse reaction to a particular food. Far more people suffer from food intolerance than they do from food allergy, and it's important to distinguish the two. This book will cover: our relationship with food - historical background; what food intolerance is and isn't; difference between intolerance and allergy; other problems with foods - aversions, phobias, food poisoning; types, symptoms and possible causes of intolerance; how to seek an accurate diagnosis; managing and living with your intolerance; preventing recurrences.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #392827 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-22
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 118 pages

Allergy UK
'This is a long overdue book, providing much needed guidance for people with food intolerance'

Foods Matter Magazine
'An excellent introduction to the world of food intolerance'

From the Inside Flap
Food intolerance is far more common than food allergy, with which it is much confused. Intolerance, which can stem from staples in the Western diet such as wheat and dairy products, provokes various adverse reactions – from tummy upsets and rashes to tiredness and migraine. Unlike allergy, however, intolerance can often be managed by cutting down on foods or avoiding them for a while, rather than excluding them permanently.

This book covers:
* what food intolerance is and isn’t
* types, symptoms and causes of intolerance
* how to seek an accurate diagnosis
* the most common culprit foods
* living with and recovering from your intolerance