Food intolerance is a detrimental reaction, often delayed, to a food, beverage, food additive, or compound found in foods that produces symptoms in one or more body organs and systems, but generally refers to reactions other than food allergy

1. FOOD INTOLERANCE
Bushra Abbas Mohammad

2. Food intolerance
• don't involve the immune system at all. These result from an
inability to digest a certain food(s). In other words, it's an
enzyme issue.
• It is important to know the difference between food allergy
and food intolerance
1. Food intolerance involves the digestive system
2. Food allergies involve the immune system

3. Food Intolerance
• Reactions occur exclusively within the digestive system
• No antibody production and does not involve the immune
system
• Often caused by enzyme deficiencies or reactions to natural
components or additives in food
• Small amounts of the food may be tolerated

4. Is there a test for it?
• alternative and cheaper way to test for food sensitivity or
intolerance is an elimination diet. This is where you eliminate
certain foods for a period of time then reintroduce them while
monitoring symptoms. If you are struggling to identify which
foods are a problem for you, consider working with a qualified
healthcare specialist that can safely help you through the
process.

6. Some common types of
food intolerance are:

7. Dairy

8. Gluten

9. Eggs

10. yeast

11. Y-NC-ND
corn

12. Alcohol

13. Soy