Allergy Clinic              Prof Jonathan Brostoff

       Tackle the causes as well as the symptoms                 Dr Michael Radcliffe
 

Allergy Clinics

Allergy & Hypersensitivity  |  The Allergy Epidemic  |   Allergy Treatment  |  Allergy Tests

 

NHS Hospitals providing allergy services

 

Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, St John's Wood, North London

 

Sarum Road Private Hospital, Winchester, Hampshire

 

 

 

 

 

Conditions

 

 

 

Hay Fever and Rhinitis

 

 

Asthma and its relationship to allergy

 

 

Eczema and Dermatitis

 

 

Food Allergy and Intolerance

 

 

Hives, nettle rash and allergic swelling of skin and mucous membranes

 

 

Anaphylaxis; What causes it and how to cope with it

 

 

Lip, tongue and mouth symptoms caused by fruits and vegetables

 

 

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Colitis and Crohn's Disease: Are they caused by allergy?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allergens

 

 

 

The House Dust Mite and how to avoid it

 

 

Pollens, Pollination chart, and UK Pollen Forecast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  



Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment

Treatment of Food Intolerance

The dietitian is in a strong position to provide help, advice and encouragement with the inevitable compromises (either nutritional or social) that result from the need to follow an elimination diet, whether this needs to be followed because of a food allergy (the immediate kind) or because of a food intolerance (the hidden kind) .  In the case of food intolerance, the dietitian may also be heavily involved in making the diagnosis by supervising the elimination and challenge tests.  Until a standardised blood tests or other kinds of objective tests have been established, this will remain a challenging area.

A difficult problem is the patient or parent who presents with the pre-conception that food intolerance underlies a particular set of symptoms, but without any supporting evidence from an appropriate dietary test.  These pre-conceptions may sometimes remain unconfirmed in spite of careful and sympathetic attempts to reproduce the circumstances of their occurrence.  In such circumstances, care needs to be taken, especially where an infant or child is involved, to ensure that important foods are not omitted from the diet inappropriately.

Long-Term Management
 
 

 

 

Last updated:
April 11, 2004
 

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