Practitioner Pages:

 

 

Allergies:

 

An allergy is a hypersensitivity to a certain kind, or variety of different substances - allergens. This hypersensitivity  may cause drastic reactions, such as the feeling of having been poisoned, or anaphylactic shock, requiring emergency treatment, and the administration of adrenaline.

 

Some people can have an immediate reaction to peanuts (even the smell can affect some) small amounts of egg, strawberries, rhubarb, and other seemingly insignificant substances.

 

For other people merely touching daffodils, and other flowers  can cause skin eruptions, hives (nettle rash) and other skin disorders. It is also known that some people are allergic to certain animal proteins and fats, and the hair of certain animals, especially cats, dogs and horses.  Others can become violently ill when eating seafood, such as crab, lobster, or any other shellfish.

 

Food Intolerances:-

 

The manifestations of food intolerance are legion and can mimic a whole range of different clinical conditions.  Also when someone is under emotional or psychological stress, they are more likely to develop a food  intolerance. A person who is under stress may become inward-looking, and susceptible to even the slightest of symptoms.  

 

They can also play a part in the cause of recognised and diagnosable clinical conditions such as :-

 

Mouth ulcers                                               Eczema and skin rashes

Depression                                                 Arthritis and Rheumatism

Weight problems                                        Peptic ulcers and gastritis

Migraine and other headaches                   Inflammation (Arthritis etc)

Crohns disease, ulcerated colitis                Sinusitis

Urticaria                                                      Fluid retention

Gall Bladder problems                               Facial flushing

Asthma                                                       Rhinitus                                                              

Pre-menstrual symptoms                            Recurrant infections (tonsillitis)

I.B.S., bloating                                           Constipation, Diarrhoea

Fatigue, excessive sleepiness                    Catarrh + excess mucous                              

Glue Ear                                                     Nausea

Stomach Cramps                                        Insomnia

Childhood hyperactivity                             Learning disabilities

 

If you experience three or more of the above symptoms, there is a possibility that you are suffering from a food intolerance. After a test to show what food, drinks, or other substances  that you are intolerant to, it is advised that you eliminate the culprit matters for 12 weeks, and  submit to a re-test, whereupon  the majority of  foods etc, can be re-introduced.

Allergy and Food Intolerance Testing

Vega Test

Tel: 0117 974 1199 • 39 Cotham Hill, Bristol, BS6 6JY