| When you are allergic to a particular food your | | | | food is eaten regularly you may even feel a |
| body initially reacts with alarm and the symptoms | | | | sense of "elation". |
| are very clear. | | | | Unfortunately, this explains why the foods that |
| You may notice headaches and migraines, | | | | are causing you the most harm are normally the |
| abdominal bloating or cramps, frequent diarrhoea | | | | ones that you crave to eat. |
| or constipation, eczema or other skin problems, | | | | Not surprisingly, a result of this food allergy |
| painful swelling of joints, unexplained mood swings, | | | | mechanism is a lack of energy and fatigue, as |
| depression or anxiety, swollen hands, ankles, feet, | | | | your body is constantly trying to deal with the |
| eyes, face, unexplained weight gain or loss, | | | | food that is causing all the distress. |
| catarrh, sinus congestion, runny nose or constant | | | | Once the body has run out of resources to fight |
| fatigue. | | | | and adapt any more you will enter a stage of |
| The amazing thing about the human body is that | | | | exhaustion due to the immune system becoming |
| it works remarkably well in coping with a food | | | | damaged and the adrenal glands being diminished. |
| allergy at the initial time of reaction and after a | | | | Many people visit their doctors or health care |
| short period the symptoms may not be as | | | | practitioner at this stage complaining of constant |
| extreme or indeed the initial symptoms may not | | | | fatigue, bloating and depression without |
| appear at all. | | | | understanding that the cause may be a food |
| The problem is that whilst the offending foods are | | | | allergy. |
| still eaten the body is having to cope with the | | | | The important fact to remember is that a food |
| food allergy on an ongoing basis and as part of | | | | allergy is often overlooked or missed in a |
| this process the adrenal glands produce adrenalin | | | | diagnosis when fatigue or exhaustion is an issue. If |
| and cortisone to keep the body working. | | | | you have tried all you can to improve your |
| Over time the adrenal glands gradually become | | | | energy, even if you have no symptoms of a |
| exhausted from the continuing effort of having to | | | | food allergy, it is worth testing for one on the |
| cope and this will leave you feeling exhausted and | | | | chance the food allergy symptoms may be |
| suffering from fatigue. | | | | hidden. |
| The other surprising fact about food allergies is | | | | If you do have a food allergy and you do not |
| that the sufferer typically feels BETTER when | | | | detect it you could face poor health and continued |
| they eat the offending food, and if the allergen | | | | fatigue as a result. |