To put it simply - it is a reaction that occures to a substance but the reaction does not include the antibody response Immunoglobin-E.
After that the differences are limited - often the general public assume that a food intolerence is not as bad as an allergy, or means you can still have those foods "sometimes" or in small amounts, which may be true for some but is not really the case for many.
A food intolerance is a serious condition just like a food allergy. The reaction can be just as severe as a true allergy.
In the case of my 18 month old son he is intolerent to dairy and soy. His dairy intolerence has a delayed reaction and causes eczema. The soy intolerence however throws quite a punch; depending on the quantity and form of soy my son will either vomit, break out in a roaring red itchy rash, be terribly upset due to reasons an 18 month old cant yet communicate or it can be as mild as a bad nights sleep.
Having a food intolerence may be labled as milder than an actual allergy but when your son is covered in that awful rash and cant stop itching you know that an intolerance is not a little thing - its life changing and challenging!
I am so blessed to have my sister who knows first hand what its like to share my burden - and remind me of how good we have it!
I also pray continually that we may be one of the lucky families that "out grow" these intolerances.
If you or someone you know suffers from a food intolerence how do you manage it? Do you feel that the severity of food intolerances is often down played?
I would love to hear your story.
Emily
In the case of my 18 month old son he is intolerent to dairy and soy. His dairy intolerence has a delayed reaction and causes eczema. The soy intolerence however throws quite a punch; depending on the quantity and form of soy my son will either vomit, break out in a roaring red itchy rash, be terribly upset due to reasons an 18 month old cant yet communicate or it can be as mild as a bad nights sleep.
Having a food intolerence may be labled as milder than an actual allergy but when your son is covered in that awful rash and cant stop itching you know that an intolerance is not a little thing - its life changing and challenging!
I am so blessed to have my sister who knows first hand what its like to share my burden - and remind me of how good we have it!
I also pray continually that we may be one of the lucky families that "out grow" these intolerances.
If you or someone you know suffers from a food intolerence how do you manage it? Do you feel that the severity of food intolerances is often down played?
I would love to hear your story.
Emily
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