Keep a food diary
The first thing to do if you suspect you have an allergy or intolerance is to keep a food diary for a couple of weeks. Keep a note of everything you eat and drink and a list of your symptoms for at…
Nutritional
Tips and Advice
Tips and practical advice for coping with food allergies and intolerance
by Nutritionist Fiona Hunter
Food intolerance can be difficult to diagnose, because unlike food allergy there is no antibody response so they can't always be picked up by skin prick or blood test - also while some intolerances cause symptoms soon after the offending food is eaten in other cases it can be several hours or indeed days before symptoms appear so it's not always obvious which food/foods are causing the problem.
Top tips and advice to help you cope with living with a food allergy or intolerance from our nutritionist Fiona Hunter.
Non-dairy sources of calcium
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Always check food labels
Milk and milk products are often used as an ingredient in processed foods, so it's important to check the ingredients list on all packaged foods.
It's not always easy to tell just…
Eating Out
Most of the large supermarkets will have a list of their own label products which are suitable for people on special diets so write to the customer services manager or look on line to see if they…
