Are Food Sensitivities Throwing Your Body Into Chaos? You’re Not Alone.
Ever feel like your body is staging a revolt—and you don’t even know what you did to deserve it? One minute, you’re eating like a normal person, and the next, your stomach’s on strike, your skin’s throwing a tantrum, and you’re wondering if your body is secretly trying to sabotage your entire life.
You’re not some weird outlier with a malfunctioning digestive system. This is becoming the reality for so many of us in today’s world. From the stress, the environmental toxins, the endless processed foods, and conflicting advice about what we should be eating to stay healthy—honestly, it can be downright overwhelming.
Here’s how to know if food sensitivities are messing with you:
- You feel bloated, gassy, and uncomfortable—and have NO clue why.
- Your head is pounding, your joints are aching, and you’re like… what the heck just happened?
- Fatigue (even after a full night’s sleep).
- Or you’ve been battling a mysterious health issue with no answers in sight
If this feels like your reality, food sensitivities might just be the culprit. Let’s dive deeper and see exactly how they’re messing with your health.
Types of Food Reactivities
Alright, before we dive headfirst into the chaos of food reactivity, here’s something to keep in mind: there are THREE major types of food reactivity that you absolutely need to understand. We’re talking about:
- Food Allergies
- Food Intolerances
- Food Sensitivities
You want to get this straight. Understanding the difference between these three is key—they’re not the same, even though they all have the power to cause gut troubles in various ways. Let’s break it down:
1.) Food Allergies
This one’s the big bad wolf of food reactivities. Food allergies are no joke, and they can actually be life-threatening. Your body reacts immediately after eating something that doesn’t sit well with you, and that reaction? It can go from mildly annoying to potentially fatal.
You’ve probably heard of things like peanut allergies, egg allergies, or sesame seed allergies. They’re not fun but they’re pretty common.
These symptoms show up fast—within minutes. You might experience:
- A weird tingling or itching sensation in your mouth
- Hives, eczema, or itching on your skin
- Swelling in the lips, tongue, face, or throat
- Wheezing
- Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
True food allergies involve these IgE antibodies that release inflammatory mediators—your body’s inflammatory hitmen—into your system. This is what causes the physical chaos I just mentioned above and you’ll typically get these diagnosed at your doctor’s office with Food Allergy Testing.
2.) Food Intolerances
Okay, this one is a bit different from food allergies. A food intolerance doesn’t involve your immune system at all—it’s all about the enzymes in your digestive system. Think of it as your body’s inability to break something down.
Lactose intolerance is the most famous example. If your body is missing the lactase enzyme that’s supposed to break down lactose (the sugar in milk), you’ll have symptoms like gas, bloating, and diarrhea. Yikes.
These are annoying but not life-threatening, and you’ll just have to learn how to manage them.
3.) Food Sensitivities
Now we’re in tricky territory. Food sensitivities are similar to food allergies in that they involve your immune system—BUT, unlike allergies, the reaction isn’t immediate or life-threatening. This is the “delayed hypersensitivity” category, and it can take anywhere from 48 to 72 hours for symptoms to rear their ugly head.
Also, food sensitivities tend to be dose-dependent, which makes it even more confusing. You might be okay with a small amount of something, but a bigger dose? That’s a whole other problem.
The real curveball is that you can develop sensitivities to just about anything. Yes, even the healthiest foods like spinach, salmon, and turmeric could be causing your body to go haywire. And it’s not just food: certain chemicals in food can trigger a sensitivity, such as:
- Food dyes
- Solanine (found in nightshades)
- Lecithin
- Nitrates/nitrites
- Sulfites/sulfates
- MSG
- Salicylates
- Tyramine
- The list goes on…
Food sensitivities aren’t permanent. With the right approach and by healing your immune system, you can dramatically reduce the number of sensitivities you’re dealing with.
These sensitivities can lead to inflammation, and that inflammation can snowball into all sorts of chronic health issues—think digestive problems, headaches, fatigue, and more.
Uncovering your food sensitivities isn’t about avoiding the “bad” foods—it’s about understanding what your body’s trying to tell you. When you keep ignoring those signals, you’re inviting inflammation that feeds chronic gut issues like diarrhea, constipation, bloating, stomach pain, and reflux—and to top it off, it starts affecting the rest of your body too.
Simply identifying food sensitivities could send you on your path to healing.
Why Food Sensitivities Should Be On Your Radar
Up to 40% of people deal with food sensitivities—and it’s especially common in women.
And food sensitivities don’t just make you uncomfortable, they ignite inflammation that can fuel chronic health issues like digestive nightmares (IBS, GERD, and more), autoimmune issues, constant fatigue, migraines, depression, asthma, and more.
The worst part? Conventional medicine doesn’t support this approach. And as a result, doctors often miss the real root cause of your gut issues—food sensitivities—while you’re stuck shelling out cash for endless doctor’s visits, tests, and prescriptions that don’t solve a thing.
While no one’s looking at the real culprit, you’re going in circles with zero relief.
The Best Food Sensitivity Test You Need to Know About
The MRT (Mediator Release Test) is by far the most respected food sensitivity test among Registered Dietitians.
While most tests are busy zooming in on just IgG reactions, the MRT goes all-in, assessing your body’s full inflammatory response to food. Including immune responses like cytokines, histamines, prostaglandins, and a whole lot more.
The MRT test gives you the exact road map to follow by letting you know which foods and chemicals are triggering your immune system. With a stunning 94.5% accuracy rate, these aren’t just random numbers—they’re results you can actually trust.
As a Registered Dietitian I help you implement those results into your lifestyle. Instead of just telling you which foods are causing chaos, I’ll actually help you design a diet that works with your immune system rather than against it. And don’t worry, you’re not stuck with a tiny list of foods forever. We’ll keep building that list as we go, so you’ll always know exactly what’s working—and what’s not.
Want the full breakdown? Watch this video for all the details:
Now that you’ve got the lowdown on Food Sensitivities, it’s time to dig deeper and see if they might be the hidden culprit behind your gut health struggles. Could these sensitivities be the key to unlocking the mystery of your digestive woes? Let’s find out.
All Things Digestive: Pain, Discomfort, and Everything In Between
From IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), stomach pain and bloating to GERD, reflux, constipation, diarrhea, and even IBD (Irritable Bowel Disease), digestive issues affect millions of people daily. If it’s happening in your gut, you feel it—whether it’s cramping, distension, or pain.
Up to 80% of your immune system lives right in your gut. That means your digestive system is ground zero for immune responses. So, every time your gut gets hit with trigger foods or chemicals, your immune system fights back, releasing inflammatory agents like cytokines, histamines, prostaglandins, and leukotrienes. And what do they leave behind? A gut that’s hurting.
Many of my clients find massive relief just by removing the foods that are fueling the fire. Giving your gut some breathing room to heal and regenerate works wonders.
After 3-6 months of cutting out the culprits, we reintroduce those foods—one by one. Over time, up to 80% of foods that once caused chaos are likely now tolerated. That’s what real gut healing looks like!
Other Conditions Linked to Food Sensitivity
While I mainly work with clients dealing with digestive issues, food sensitivities can affect the entire body. There are plenty of other health issues that can get a major boost from MRT testing, including:
- Celiac Disease
- Unexplained Asthma
- Migraines
- PCOS
- Eczema & skin eruptions
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Sinusitis
- ADHD
- Chronic Depression
- Autoimmune Conditions
Here’s the Best Part: I’ve Got Your Back in Finding Your Way to True Vitality
No more guessing games, no more randomly eliminating foods and hoping for a miracle.
I’m here to help you design a clear, customized path to wellness that’s built specifically for your body. We’ll pinpoint the exact foods causing your gut issues, then work together to create a plan that heals and restores balance. This isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach—it’s a solution tailored to you.
Ready to uncover the true cause of your inflammation and start your life changing gut healing journey? My program is custom-built and reserved only for those who’re ready to go all in. Schedule a free consult with me to get started on your path to lasting wellness.
References:
https://cdn.nutrition.org/article/S2475-2991(24)00325-1/fulltext
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