What Could be Causing Food Allergies?

What Causes Food Allergies?

Food allergies can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'troubling' to 'very serious'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose food allergies, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "food allergies" as a symptom. Here are five possibilities:

Increased Intestinal Permeability
Selenium Need
Dehydration
Adrenal Fatigue
Vitamin Pantothenic Acid Need

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

dizziness when standing up

frequent bowel movement changes

coffee consumption

poor balance

severe lactose intolerance

brittle fingernails

having a CFS diagnosis

allergy to chemicals

inability to work under pressure

being easily irritated

numb/burning/tingling extremities

history of shingles

... and more than 90 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of food allergies:

Cause	Probability	Status
Dehydration	93%	Confirm
Vitamin Pantothenic Acid Need	27%	Unlikely
Selenium Need	4%	Ruled out
Increased Intestinal Permeability	2%	Ruled out
Adrenal Fatigue	0%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate suffering allergic/other reactions, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Do you have any reactions or allergies to specific foods which improve if you avoid those foods?

Possible responses:

→ No / don't know
→ Mild reaction to one or two foods
→ Mild reaction to several foods / severe to 1 or 2
→ Severe reaction to several foods

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate either allergies to certain foods or severe allergies to certain foods, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Dehydration

Allergies are the body's response to increased histamine levels. Histamine helps control the flow of water in the body and histamine levels will rise in an attempt to manage dehydration, leading in some cases to increased allergic reactions and allergy-like symptoms. [Endocrinology, Volume 136, Issue 5, 1 May 1995, pp.2189-97]

Increased Intestinal Permeability / Leaky Gut

Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency

Vitamin Pantothenic Acid Requirement

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