"Doc I think I am allergic to gluten. I stopped eating wheat and dairy products last month. Now I feel much better. Can you test me to gluten?"
More than a few times a year a patient or parent asks about gluten allergy and whether I can do skin testing to diagnose it. Actually, "gluten allergy" is a misnomer (the wrong name for this disorder).
Gluten hypersensitivity is an auto-immune disease that results from eating foods that contain wheat, rye barley and in some cases, oat. People...
Little is written about ADHD and hypersensitivities, yet those of us who are touched by ADHD as adults or who are parenting ADHD kids know... Read more »
Last week, I wrote a Share Post on how to help manage your ADHD child's hypersensitivity. As little as there is written about that subject,... Read more »
There are plenty of tips and articles published in magazines and online about the health benefits of eating certain foods. Aside from the... Read more »
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease which can cause skin inflammation, itching and pain. Psoriasis is one of the most common types of... Read more »
In my earlier Share Post titled ADHD and Hypersensitivities, I described the difficulties both children and adults often have with sensory... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is inflammation of the lungs due to breathing in a foreign substance, usually certain types of dust, fungus, or... Read more »
A new study in South Korea has found that women with overactive bladder may have a hypersensitive bladder as well. The study of 55 patients with OAB... Read more »
Some children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder also have trouble dealing with sensory overload. If your child is sensitive to... Read more »
What is an enlarged prostate? According to the National Kidney and Urological Disease Information Clearinghouse, enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy, or BPH) is the most common prostate problem among men over age 50. When the...
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