Food intolerances
Food intolerances & sensitivities
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When certain foods or ingredients are hard for your body to digest (lactose is a classic) and you feel it a few hours later. Unlike an allergy, it doesn't involve the immune system.
You might notice
- symptoms a few hours after certain foods
- bloating, wind or tummy pain after dairy
- diarrhoea after particular meals
- feeling better when you skip a food
- headaches or tiredness after eating
Who can help
- Karly Baughn · FNTP (Nutritional Therapy) · AIP Certified CoachProfile →
- Dr. Michelle Cárdenas, ND · Naturopathic Doctor (ND)Also works with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)Profile →
- Dr. Jenny Curto · Naturopathic Doctor (ND) · Licensed AcupuncturistAlso works with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)Profile →
A naturopathic or integrative doctor can help look for what's behind it, and a nutrition practitioner can help with the day to day.
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Where it can overlap
- Bloating
Food intolerances can overlap with bloating. Established
- Diarrhoea
Food intolerances can overlap with diarrhoea. Established
- IBS
Food intolerances is often explored alongside IBS. Established
- Digestion changes
Food intolerances can overlap with digestion changes. Associated
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Established: well documented · Associated: linked, not a cause · Emerging: early research · Woo exploration: worth exploring, not yet sourced. A link isn't a cause.
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6 sources · how we checked
Everything on this page was researched from clinical guidance, government health sources and published reviews first, then single studies. Where a connection is only worth exploring, it says so.
- ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome American College of Gastroenterology (Am J Gastroenterol) · 2021 · Clinical guideline
- Bloating NHS · 2026 · Government health source
- Food intolerance NHS · 2026 · Government health source
- Symptoms & Causes of Diarrhea National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH · 2024 · Government health source
- Symptoms & Causes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH · 2017 · Government health source
- Symptoms & Causes of Lactose Intolerance National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH · 2018 · Government health source
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