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Article: Discomfort following eating doesn't mean the cause is serious; Home-testing kits not advised by specialists in food intolerance Health Midlands.(Features)
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- Birmingham Mail (England)
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- January 20, 2009
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Byline: By Diane Parkes
You know the feeling - the bloated belly, the upset tummy, the indigestion after going on a bender and having a bit too much to eat or drink.
After the holidays, such discomforts can be de rigueur for a few days or two.
But what if that's exactly how you feel, all the time, after eating only certain foods? Eggs or dairy products, for example? Or wheat?
Up to 12 million people are estimated to live with some form of food intolerance, a recent survey from national medical charity Allergy UK has found, with the average sufferer spending as much as pounds 350 on remedies and pills to relieve the symptoms before ...