Food Intolerance and Food Sensitivity – Which One Do You Have?

Understanding what the difference is between a food intolerance and food sensitivity can be really confusing especially when you just begin to learn about food allergies.

I find that food intolerance and food sensitivity can often be used interchangeably like they are considered the same condition where in fact they are very different.

It is important to find out whether you have an intolerance or a sensitivity so that a more specific treatment can be made to help you feel much better!

In this video I explain what the differences are, what symptoms you can expect from having a food intolerance and food sensitivity and some extra tips on what foods are linked with specific symptoms.

I have written more information in another article, Common Food Allergy Symptoms if you would like further information on the differences between a true food allergy as well.

If there is anything that i didn’t cover and is bothering you please feel free to ask in the comment box below and i’ll get back to you!

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smilinggreenmom July 25, 2010 10:26 am
What a great explanation of the difference between the two! As the mom of a food allergic son who also has intolerances to many man-made food substances (MSG, additives, colorings etc) we have seen his skin pay the price with severe eczema when he eats these things. We avoid all of his actual allergens but now that he has been taking Belly Boost children’s chewable probiotics, his eczema has been mostly gone for over a year now! We are so happy to have found something that has helped him so much and now he can process and digest so many more of the foods that he once could not handle! Great info
nutritionist@thecontentedbody September 5, 2010 8:31 pm
It is so important to know whether you are suffering from a food allergy or an intolerance because of the potential health conseqences (which differ for allergies and intolerances) and also so you can find ways of managing and, in the case of food intolerances, healing your conditon. Food intolerances, unlike allergies, are not permanent. They underlie many chronic health conditions and be eliminating your problem foods you can dramatically improve your health.
Misty May 27, 2011 4:53 pm
Hi there, after much trial and error as the medical profession couldn’t help much I’ve discovered the following:
1. soft drinks in particular CC and lemon drinks give me calf cramps
2. preservative 282 gives me wind under the diaphragm making it difficult for me to obtain a full breath (not athsma) just a very unpleasant feeling of not being able to obtain enough air into my lungs; this preservative is in many bread and pastry products
3. the low 200 to 220 range of preservatives give me heart palpatations.
4. Both my mother and sister seem to become very breathless (athsma like symptoms) from preservative 211.
It’s difficult to manage these symptoms, especially avoiding 282 as it’s in so many products. I just hope this post may assist someone else. BTW, I’m not actually allergic to any other foods, just the rubbish that’s added to them.