This is a very interesting question. I fielded thru a lot of materials before I discovered this article. I would have never correlated the two symptoms if you haven't brought it up.
Many of us have medical problems which, at first glance, do not seem to have a cause or connecting thread. Fortunately, it’s been found that we can often explain these “mysterious” complaints by discovering sensitivities to foods. By treating food allergies you may find that your symptoms disappear, never again to return. Perhaps the best part is that such an approach may help you avoid using medications which can cause a whole range of problems on their own.
Surprisingly, every major organ system can be affected by reactions to foods. The chart below indicates some of the more common types of reactions.
Unfortunately, it is the foods we eat most frequently that are the most likely to cause a reaction. Although any food can be liable, the most common offenders are milk, wheat, eggs, corn, citrus, peanuts, sugar, chocolate, yeast, and food additives. In children, rice is also a common problem
There may be some foods which cause you to have an immediate reaction, such as a rash, wheezing, or a headache. It’s easy to identify those foods and to simply avoid them. In many cases, however, the food reaction may take a few hours to a few days to develop; so you may eat a food on Monday and not have a headache until Wednesday, for example
With foods you eat frequently, you may often develop an adaptation to the allergic reactions. Then you may experience a chronic state of subdued reaction which continues from day to day, and not even realize the food is causing problems. If you avoid the offending foods, you may experience a “withdrawal” reaction which is even worse than the original symptom. These withdrawal symptoms go away when you eat the food once more, so it is not unusual to develop a craving for the very foods to which you are most sensitive.
SYMPTOMS & SYNDROMES OF
VARIOUS FOOD ALLERGIES
1. Skin. Itching, burning, flushing, warmth, coldness, tingling, sweating behind neck, etc. Hives, blisters, blotches, red spots, “pimples.”
2. Ear, nose, throat: Nasal congestion, sneezing, nasal itching, runny nose, postnasal drip. Sore, dry, or tickling throat, clearing throat, itching palate, hoarseness, hacking cough. Fullness, ringing, or POPPING of ears, earache, intermittent deafness, dizziness, imbalance.
3. Eye: Blurring of vision, pain in eyes, watery eyes, crossing of eyes, glare hurts eyes, eyelids twitching, itching, drooping, or swollen; redness and swelling of inner angle of lower lid.
4. Respiratory: Shortness of breath, wheeze, cough, mucus formation in bronchial tubes.
5. Cardiovascular: Pounding heart, increased pulse rate, skipped beats, flushing, pallor, warm, cold, tingling, redness or blueness of hands, faintness, pericardial pain.
6. Gastrointestinal: Dryness of mouth, increased salivation, canker sores, stinging tongue, toothache, BURPING, retasting, heartburn, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing, rumbling in abdomen, abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea, itching or burning of rectum.
7. Genitourinary: Frequent, urgent, or painful urination; inability to control bladder; vaginal itching or discharge.
8. Muscular Fatigue, generalized muscular weakness, muscle and joint pain, stiffness, soreness, chest pain, backache, neck muscle spasm, generalized spasticity.
9. Nervous system: Headache, migraine, compulsively sleepy, drowsy, groggy, slow, sluggish, dull, depressed, serious, crying, tense, anxious, stimulated, overactive, restless, jittery, convulsive, head feels full or enlarged, floating, silly, giggling, laughing, inebriated, unable to concentrate, feeling of separateness or apartness from others, amnesia for words or numbers or names, stammering or stuttering speech.
For more info on this ; go to the below link:
http://www.northamptonwellness.com/articles/food.shtml
Hope this helps. Thank you for the learning opportunity.
2007-10-04 20:20:49
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