When Food Hurts: Dealing With Food Intolerances

When Food Hurts: Dealing With Food Intolerances
You may have to become a bit of a detective and pay more attention to ingredients if you suffer from food intolerances.LADO/Shutterstock
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If you’ve ever had an allergic reaction from a food, you most likely won’t eat it again. These reactions can be serious and even life threatening. Extreme reactions can include anaphylactic shock, which can be fatal with symptoms that include low blood pressure and swelling of the mouth and throat that can lead to death if not treated immediately.

Anaphylaxis causes a series of other serious reactions including hives and rashes, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, anxiety, confusion, coughing, slurred speech, facial swelling, trouble breathing, wheezing, difficulty swallowing, and itchy skin.
Janis Siegel
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Janis Siegel is an award-winning news journalist and columnist that has covered international health research for SELF Magazine, The Times of Israel, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and others. Ms. Siegel launched a health column featuring cutting edge research from world-class academic institutions.
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