Development of IgG food allergies
From a damaged gut to chronic inflammation
When you are suffering from a condition that will just not go away, the cause may be a delayed IgG food allergy (type III). IgG food allergies often remain undetected because the symptoms only occur a few hours or even days after the consumption of a trigger food. This makes them extremely difficult to identify. Fortunately, a reliable diagnostic test and nutritional concept can help: ImuPro.
The immune system of the intestine
The immune system of the intestine is the largest in the entire body. Over 80% of the immune defence reactions have their origin in the intestine. It guarantees an almost invincible barrier for bacteria, viruses and other disease pathogens and a barrier against other foreign proteins from food. Foods have an extraordinary tolerance, on condition that they are correctly digested and pass the intact intestinal mucous membrane in the planned manner, namely through the intestinal cells.
An intact gut barrier is the key for tolerance. Learn how a damaged gut barrier may result in chronic inflammation in the following four steps.
What are the possible symptoms
- Gastrointestinal ailments like bloating, constipation, diarrhoea, nausea, Crohn’s Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Headaches, migraines
- Obesity, chronic weight problems
- Atopic dermatitis-like skin problems, psoriasis, eczema
Damage to the intestine results in incorrect identification
Due to medicines, infections, mycosis, stress and environmental poisons, the integrity of the intestinal wall can be damaged and food components can slip between the intestinal cells.
Food that passes through the intestinal cells is correctly digested and tolerated by the immune system. In contrast, food that passes by the intestinal cells might be recognised as foreign. An immune reaction is then initiated in order to destroy the invading proteins (see Step 2).
