How to diagnose food intolerance 

As the symptoms of food intolerance can be similar to symptoms of other illnesses, how can we tell if it is food we ate that is making us unwell? To make matters worse, your food intolerance could be caused by a small percentage of a particular ingredient found in the meal.  

One way to diagnose food intolerance is to find the food that irritates the body through a process of elimination that is, removing certain food from the diet, wait to see if the symptoms clear up. However, it is sometimes very difficult to identify the food or combinations of foods that are causing the problem as symptoms can appear up to 48 hours after the food is eaten. The process of blind elimination is also lengthy and would require lots of patience. 

Nowadays, there are proven medical test used to diagnose food intolerance particularly, identifying the food that is making us unwell. A blood test done to check any elevation in the level of food specific IgG antibodies can identify the problem food or ingredient. Such test will significantly reduce the process of identifying the sensitive food and corrective treatment can be carried out quickly.