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Encopresis: An Intimidating Word and a Solvable Problem

Written by beauty4ashes

18 October 2008

If you have never heard of Encopresis then consider yourself fortunate. Those who are familiar with it wish they had never heard of it..... It is caused by the same types of triggers, food allergies and bacterial imbalances, that cause most digestive problems.

Food Sensitivities: Understanding Food Sensitivities

Written by Amanda78

14 October 2008

As improbable as it sounds, some people get a stomachache, headache, or other uncomfortable symptoms from eating “healthy” foods such as wheat, milk, or even apples. These symptoms can and usually do develop into any one of the chronic conditions listed on the "Symptoms of Food Sensitivities" page.

Food Sensitivities:Significance of Complement Antigen Testing

Written by Amanda78

14 October 2008

What is the significance of complement antigen testing? It is important to remember that most autoimmune diseases and chronic conditions are caused by delayed autoimmune responses to harmful foods in the digestive track. IgE reactions frequently involve the gut but cause few chronic diseases

food sensitivity: causes of food sensitivites

Written by Amanda78

14 October 2008

At a recent session of doctors studying internal disorders a doctor asked, "What causes Food Allergies?" Obviously, food sensitvities are caused by the body's immunological response to food. The real question should have been, "How does a patient acquire food allergies?" The tendency to be sensitive to foods is either familial (genetic tendency) or, by the constant and repeated exposure of the same foods. Both parents pass the tendency to be sensitive to certain foods. Normally, a small child will reject these foods in their diets. If at an early age we are forced to eat certain foods that we do not like or the foods disagree with us, we tend to become sensitive to these foods. Unfortunately, over time our systems begin to tolerate this repeated exposure to a food. Gradually, we begin to show symptoms to our food sensitivities.

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