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A 41-Year-Old Woman With Abdominal Complaints: Is It Food Allergy or Food Intolerance? How to Tell the Difference  Marisa A. Degaetani, Sheila E. Crowe 

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1 A 41-Year-Old Woman With Abdominal Complaints: Is It Food Allergy or Food Intolerance? How to Tell the Difference  Marisa A. Degaetani, Sheila E. Crowe  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology  Volume 8, Issue 9, Pages (September 2010) DOI: /j.cgh Copyright © 2010 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Multisystem presentation of food allergy. The multiple targets of the immune response to food allergy. The manifestations can range from atopic dermatitis to full-blown anaphylaxis with respiratory and cardiac involvement. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2010 8, DOI: ( /j.cgh ) Copyright © 2010 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Algorithm for the management of food allergy. *Testing indicates skin-prick testing, radioallergosorbent tests (RAST), IgG4 assay, and/or patch testing. Note that clinical symptoms must be associated with the food(s) that test positive before the food(s) should be eliminated from the diet. **Oral food challenge (ofc) involves reintroducing the food and observing for signs/symptoms of food allergy (fa). For more information on the hypoallergenic diet, see Table 1. Treatment of food allergy involves elimination of the causative food(s) from the diet. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2010 8, DOI: ( /j.cgh ) Copyright © 2010 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions


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