Food Allergy and Food Intolerance: Are They the Same?
The difference between food allergy and food intolerance can be identified based on your body’s response. Physical reactions to certain foods such as lactose are common, but most cases are caused by food intolerance rather than.
Food intolerance can trigger some reactions similar to food allergy, so people often confuse the two.
What is a food allergy?
A food allergy occurs when a person’s immune system mistakes an ingredient in food as a harmful invader and creates a defence system (antibodies) to fight it. In some cases, an allergic food reaction can be life-threatening. The most common food allergies are fish, shellfish, nuts, eggs, peanuts, and milk.
What is food intolerance?
Food intolerance is caused by the absence of an enzyme needed to fully digest certain food. The symptoms of food intolerance are generally less serious and take longer to emerge, compared to food allergies. Intolerance to lactose, which is found in milk and other dairy products, is the most common food intolerance.
Many people think they are allergic to a food when in fact they have an intolerance to the food. A food intolerance is an unpleasant reaction to a food, หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ and may involve parts of your immune system. It’s also known as a non-IgE mediate. Reactions can happen straight after eating a food or days later.
Food intolerances may include:
- Issues digesting certain foods, such as:
- lactose intolerance where your body can’t digest the sugar in milk
- gluten intolerance (also known as non-coeliac gluten sensitivity)
- intolerance to certain short-chain carbohydrates in foods called FODMAPs.
- Sensitivities to chemicals in food such as caffeine, monosodium glutamate (MSG) and other naturally occurring chemicals (eg, salicylates and amines).
- Adverse reactions to artificial preservatives such as sulphites and benzoates.