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  2. Food intolerance - Wikipedia

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    Food intolerance is a detrimental reaction, often delayed, to a food, beverage, food additive, or compound found in foods that produces symptoms in one or more body organs and systems, but generally refers to reactions other than food allergy. Food hypersensitivity is used to refer broadly to both food intolerances and food allergies.

  3. Half of the people who think they have food allergies ... - AOL

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    As the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology notes, these kinds of food intolerances are caused by enzyme deficiencies or some sensitivity to particular chemicals in food (natural or ...

  4. Food allergy - Wikipedia

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    Antihistamines can alleviate some of the milder symptoms of an allergic reaction, but do not treat all symptoms of anaphylaxis. [88] Antihistamines block the action of histamine, which causes blood vessels to dilate and become leaky to plasma proteins. Histamine also causes itchiness by acting on sensory nerve terminals.

  5. Gluten-related disorders - Wikipedia

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    People can also experience adverse effects of wheat as result of a wheat allergy. [17] Gastrointestinal symptoms of wheat allergy are similar to those of coeliac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity, but there is a different interval between exposure to wheat and onset of symptoms.

  6. Milk allergy - Wikipedia

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    The former can be indicated by wheezing, a blocked airway and cyanosis, the latter by weak pulse, pale skin and fainting. When these symptoms occur, the allergic reaction is called anaphylaxis, [1] which occurs when IgE antibodies are involved and areas of the body not in direct contact with food become affected and show severe symptoms.

  7. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity - Wikipedia

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    Reported symptoms of NCGS are similar to those of celiac disease, [30] [31] with most patients reporting both gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal symptoms. [29] [32] In the "classical" presentation of NCGS, gastrointestinal symptoms are similar to those of irritable bowel syndrome, and are also not distinguishable from those of wheat allergy, but there is a different interval between ...

  8. These common myths about food allergies can have dangerous ...

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    Food allergies are on the rise. Here are some of the most common and harmful misconceptions about food allergies, according to allergists. These common myths about food allergies can have ...

  9. Anaphylaxis - Wikipedia

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    Anaphylaxis typically presents many different symptoms over minutes or hours [9] [14] with an average onset of 5 to 30 minutes if exposure is intravenous and up to 2 hours if from eating food. [15] The most common areas affected include: skin (80–90%), respiratory (70%), gastrointestinal (30–45%), heart and vasculature (10–45%), and ...