Healthway Medical introduces FIT, a test to detect food intolerance
99% of Filipinos suffer from food intolerance
Healthway Medical introduces FIT, a test to detect food intolerance
Reactions to certain foods are quite common. However, some reactions go
unnoticed until certain abnormal manifestations occur – internally
(physiological) or externally (physical, i.e. on skin).Where food ALLERGY has
almost an immediate reaction, food INTOLERANCE, on the other hand, does not
immediately manifest. Sometimes, it takes as much several months or as short as
days for symptoms to be obvious.
According to Nutrition and Lifestyle Counselor Ginny Sinense-Marksl, RND, food
intolerance often occurs in people who eat normal or even very common food
substance (rice, egg, dairy, wheat) that they are highly sensitive to. These
foods cause inflammations in their body that could manifest as allergy-like
reactions such as diarrhea, bloating, stomach cramps and at times, skin rashes
that almost never seem to subside.Also, it could be one of the major reasons
why it is difficult to manage any weight problem.
Food intolerance may involve some or all the same symptoms as food allergies.
“While food allergies are acute reactions to a particular food substance and
can cause life-threatening symptoms, food intolerance is chronic and less
severe but, nevertheless aggravating to optimum health,” said Marksl.
A number of reactions surface when a person is found to be intolerant on a
specific food item. However, some people could still eat small amounts of food
they are “intolerant” to without any immediate physiological or physical
reaction.
Though minimum to no immediate reaction occurs, chronic exposure to a food
substance a person is intolerant to can be potentially hazardous to health due
to constant presence of inflammation in the body as Marksl further explained.
Food Intolerance is a type III food item that occurs when the body produces
Immunoglobulin (IgG) as a reaction to allergenic food.
Immunoglobulin are a class of proteins that function as antibodies produced by
the immune system in response to foreign bodies that enter the body. Various
studies reveal that if food with high IgG levels are eliminated from the diet,
symptoms can be reduced.
“Not knowing where you’re intolerant to could lead to chronic diseases such as
abdominal bloating and fluid retention, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable
bowel syndrome, migraine, and asthma,” said Carmie De Leon, vice president for
sales and marketing of Healthway Medical. “This makes a Food Intolerance Test
all the more important.”
Healthway Medical, the most trusted and preferred mall-based clinics in the
Philippines, recommends every children and adult alike to undergo a Food
Intolerance Test (FIT) or Food Print Test to identify which food groups are
safe to eat.
FIT is the most advanced and comprehensive laboratory service that detects the
presence of igG-food specific antibodies to a wide range of food people consume
every day.
Healthway’s FIT is inclusive of a consultation with nutritionist to guide you
through the FIT service and to explain the findings of the test.
“Not having your test now can be potentially dangerous since some people have
high IgG levels but do not experience the symptoms,” De Leon said. “There are
others who even feel better short after they eat food at which they are
intolerant to, but continuing to take these food groups may re-grow the
symptoms to much worse cases. Still, once symptoms occur, it is recommended to
avoid all other members of that food group unless tested negatively.”
De Leon concluded, “Early detection of food intolerance will go a long way in
ensuring one’s optimum health. If you want to achieve a quality life, make sure
to add sleep, right food intake, exercise, and de-stressing as part of your
daily routine. When you start living a healthy life, everything else will
follow.”
If you think you have the symptoms of food intolerance, visit Healthway Medical
Clinics at the Alabang Town Center, Edsa Shangri-la, Market! Market!, Festival
Mall, Healthway Manila, SM The Block and Greenbelt 5.
For more details, please contact (02) 751-4929 or visit www.healthway.com.ph.
Sources:
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Mayo Clinic
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Health Scope Pathology
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