TWENTY WAYS to Check for Food Reactions
You may have one, two, or more of these symptoms.
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Low back hurts when lying flat on the back or on the stomach when there has been no injury. (You blame it on back strain.)
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You wake up with low back pain even though you are relaxed and there has been no injury. (You blame it on arthritis.)
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You wake up with neck pain even though you are relaxed and there has been no injury. (Arthritis is blamed.)
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Some nights in bed the pain is worse; some nights it is better for no known reason.
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A joint that has intermittent pain is painful now. (Someone has said it is arthritis.)
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A joint that is normally not painful now aches, but only a little.
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Sharp fast pains (3-10 seconds in duration) come and go for no apparent reason in unusual locations not near joints.
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Your abdomen is tender in places when pressing on it.
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The abdomen aches a little now and then, even when not pressing on it. This ache may travel from one side of the abdomen to the other.
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The nose is plugged up, runny, or stuffy more than the day before, but you have no cold or flu. (Allergies are blamed.)
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You don’t feel alert but feel as though you are in a fog with cloudy thinking and inability to concentrate. (This is often a key sign of a food problem.)
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You have loose bowel movements but do not have the flu, or you have constipated bowel movements. (Firm, hard, and difficult to pass without straining.)
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You have haemorrhoids, blood in the stools, or blood on toilet tissue.
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In the morning upon awakening, your fingers feel swollen or tight when making a fist. (No one can tell you what causes this.)
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Your hands and feet feel cold most of the time, even in the summer.
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Your skin comes up with wide red areas when scratching or rubbing an itch.
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There is increased itching of the skin in many unusual locations.
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You have many tender points on your body that hurt when pressed on.
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You have more tiredness or fatigue than usual in the morning upon awakening, but there's no reason for it. (There has been no late-night loss of sleep, alcohol intake, or medications.)
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You are tired or fatigued during the whole day even though you slept a lot the night before.
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