![]() It’s driving doctors-and their patients-crazy. “I think we will find that there are many antigens–what we look for as causing inflammation–related to handling wheat and perhaps to the genetic altering of some of our grains, corn in particular.” “The whole food processing of the grains is different than it was in the 1940s,” she says. Mary Kay Tobin, also of Rush University Medical Center. (Both of these conditions have an immune link whether food allergies play a role is unknown.)īut why is anyone’s guess.Antibiotic overuse, environmental toxins, poor diet and even genetic engineering of foods have been implicated in the spread of food allergies and allergy-like reactions to foods-but not proven, says Dr. “Even ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are taking off,” he says. So clearly something has changed.” Both celiac disease (a gluten-sensitivity reaction that damages the lining of the small intestine) and eosinophilic esophagitis (an allergic inflammation of the throat) are far more common than years ago, DeMeo says. “Now, I send my kids to school with peanut butter and it is like I sent them with anthrax. “When I was a kid everyone and their brother went to school with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich,” DeMeo says. DeMeo, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. There’s way more to food allergies than peanuts.The classic, immediate, IgE-mediated peanut allergy is just one of many that have been increasing in numbers, says Dr. We asked experts on food allergies and intolerances for the latest thinking on the subject. But almost any food can be a culprit, and matching symptoms with a food leaves many people and their doctors frustrated. Also high on the list: dairy products, eggs, soy and corn. Wheat currently tops the list of out-of-favor foods, because the gluten in wheat is implicated in a variety of symptoms. ![]() Experts are now starting to chalk up such symptoms as fatigue, headaches, nasal congestion and clogged ears to food allergies or intolerances. And we’re not just talking about the usual below-the-belt discomforts like cramping, bloating, diarrhea and heartburn. Lots of people these days avoid eating certain foods-even healthy foods-because they end up feeling sick afterwards. ![]()
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