Frequently the foods we are sensitive to are foods we ingest every day. Perhaps it’s milk, wheat, soy or eggs. Over a period of time the severe immune reaction to the food will result in more and more local tissue response in an attempt to isolate “the invader” from the rest of the body. As this reaction spreads to surrounding tissues, the symptoms you have will represent the swelling and diminished function of body organ systems. When the lining of your colon swells because of a food you ate, abdominal cramps and diarrhea may fill your day. If the food stimulates a response in the stomach, expect the fires of “acid reflux” to flare.
When we overeat processed foods (that nutrients and enzymes have been “processed” out of) you may exceed the capabilities of your digestive enzymes that the body produces to help digest food. This results in undigested or partially digested food in the intestine. It can pass through the inflamed lining and if the allergic food makes it into your bloodstream, you may experience any or all of these symptoms: sinus congestion, headaches, skin rashes, arthritis, colitis and malabsorption.
A common contribution to “gut inflammation” is an allergic reaction to foods, candida yeast infection, and alcohol consumption.