Food Allergies and Intolerances: Are They Behind Your Unexplained Symptoms?
Does any of this sound familiar?
You feel tired all the time, but blood tests say you’re “fine.”
Your digestion is unpredictable and you get bloated, pain, and gassy after eating.
Your stools are either super soft or super hard but are never satisfying.
Your skin flares up, your joints ache, your brain feels foggy. You’ve tried eating healthier—maybe even cutting out sugar or gluten—but nothing truly fixes the problem.
If any of this is relatable, you’re not alone. Many people struggle with persistent symptoms without realising food intolerances could be fueling their IBS, chronic inflammation, gut discomfort, and low energy.
Could Food Sensitivities Be the Missing Piece?
Food reactions don’t just cause digestive discomfort—they can trigger inflammation anywhere in the body. Symptoms may include:
✅ Digestive Issues: Bloating, cramping, constipation, diarrhoea, acid reflux.
✅ Skin & Immune Reactions: Eczema, acne, rashes, sinus issues.
✅ Brain & Nervous System: Brain fog, fatigue, migraines.
✅ Mood & Mental Well-being: Anxiety, irritability, low mood.
✅ Chronic Inflammation: Joint pain, muscle aches, weight fluctuations.
The Emotional Toll of Unpredictable Symptoms
Beyond the physical discomfort, these symptoms take a toll on your confidence, your social life, and your overall happiness.
🚫 Avoiding meals out because you don’t know what’s safe.
🚫 Saying no to social events due to bloating or exhaustion.
🚫 Feeling "old" before your time because of fatigue, pain, and brain fog.
Now, imagine waking up feeling energised and clear-headed. Enjoying meals without fear. Saying YES to life again.
‘I don’t know if I’m reacting to foods’
Unlike classic food allergies, intolerances involve delayed immune responses (IgG, IgG4, and complement C3d). This means symptoms can appear up to 72 hours later, making it difficult to connect them to specific foods.
Your body may also be experiencing silent inflammation—where symptoms aren’t immediate or severe but are slowly wearing down your health over time. This keeps you stuck in a cycle of fatigue, bloating, skin issues, and pain, without an obvious cause.
How Functional Testing Identifies Your Food Triggers
Standard allergy tests often miss delayed immune reactions. Functional testing provides a deeper look by measuring:
✔ IgE – Immediate allergic reactions.
✔ IgG & IgG4 – Delayed food intolerances contributing to chronic inflammation.
✔ C3d Complement Activation – Identifies foods that amplify immune and inflammatory responses up to 1000x.
This removes the guesswork and allows us to create a targeted healing plan tailored to your unique needs.
Why and How You Develop Food Intolerances
The root cause? Loss of immune tolerance.
Your gut is designed to absorb nutrients while keeping harmful substances out. However, stress, infections, antibiotics, toxin exposure, and a poor diet can weaken this barrier, leading to leaky gut. This allows undigested food particles to enter your bloodstream, triggering an immune response. Over time, repeated exposure leads to chronic inflammation and worsening symptoms.
The Solution: Healing, Not Just Eliminating
Food intolerances don’t have to be permanent. With the right strategy, you can reduce reactivity and reintroduce foods over time. My approach will:
✔ Identify trigger foods through functional testing.
✔ Temporarily remove them to calm the immune system.
✔ Heal the gut lining with targeted nutrition and lifestyle changes.
✔ Strategically reintroduce foods to restore immune tolerance.
Many of my clients experience life-changing improvements—not just in digestion, but in energy, mental clarity, skin health, and overall well-being.
See the example below - a review left by a client whose son had been bed-ridden with migraines and sickness. We applied my approach and he’s shown massive improvements in health and quality of life.
Take the First Step: Get Tested and Start Healing
If you’re tired of guessing and struggling, I’m here to help.
Functional testing provides the insights you need to take control of your health and start feeling your best.
👉 Book a free 15-minute call with me today to discuss your symptoms and how we can uncover your food sensitivities together. Let’s create a personalised gut-healing plan that lets you live a life without restrictions.
