Food Sensitivities

Food sensitivities affect millions of people every day. It is no fun when you can’t eat your favorite foods or enjoy a nice dinner out with your family.

Since there are very few options for the treatment of food sensitivities, other than avoidance, many people start removing foods from their diet so they don’t suffer with the associated symptoms. This can quickly lead to a very restricted diet for many people.  Food sensitivities and a restricted diet can significantly impact your daily life and overall health.   

Our goal at Striving for Health is to help you enjoy and eat the foods you love again. We want to help increase your food diversity … not restrict it.  Dietary restrictions, while necessary in some cases, are not a long term solution for symptom management.   Food restrictions in the short term can reduce symptoms, but in the long term these restrictions can further impact an already compromised gut microbiome, leading to additional health issues. 

Some common symptoms seen with food sensitivities:

• Digestive symptoms: bloating, reflux, cramping, IBS, nausea, gas, vomiting

• Skin symptoms: rashes, hives, skin irritation

• Respiratory symptoms: congestion, runny nose, coughing, excessive mucus

• Headaches

• Autoimmune symptom flairs

• Mood disturbances