In the field of nutrition, there are also very common non-immunologic
forms of food intolerance.
Not exact matches
My child has multiple
food allergies /
intolerances and, as we are sorting out both their diet and mine, GFO has been a staple in our home for almost 2 years now - I / we eat some
form of oat product every single day!
That's right — the inflammation becomes chronic, more difficult to treat, and, sadly — it starts to spread all over the body in the
form of arthritic pain, allergies,
food intolerances, skin ailments, etc..
Because 70 %
of our immune system surrounds our gut in the
form of GALT (Gut Associated Lymphatic Tissue) it only makes sense that
food allergies and
intolerances easily place a burden on our immune system, and increase the total inflammatory load.
Another reason gluten
intolerance is more prevalent in today's society is the increased use
of gluten in all
forms of food manufacturing.
Not all dairy
foods contain lactose, or natural milk sugar, and even among those that do, some contain lower levels that may be tolerated by those with milder
forms of lactose
intolerance.
Four out
of ten users
of NSAIDs experience symptoms such as heartburn, acid reflux, stomach burning, nausea, or bloating.56 Researchers have used NSAIDs to produce
food intolerances in mice that result in a
form of severe intestinal damage called villous atrophy that is usually associated with celiac disease, 57 suggesting that a deficiency
of arachidonic acid or the PGE2 made from it may underlie celiac disease and other
food intolerances, perhaps by preventing the gut from
forming cellular junctions and thus impairing its integrity.
As none
of the millets are closely related to wheat, they are appropriate
foods for those with coeliac disease or other
forms of allergies /
intolerance of wheat.