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How to know if that nasty reaction is an allergy or an actual intolerance

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Reactions to certain foods can be one of two things. We explore both effects. (Photo: Getty Images/Gallo Images)
Reactions to certain foods can be one of two things. We explore both effects. (Photo: Getty Images/Gallo Images)

Intolerant or allergic? These two terms are often bandied about interchangeably when people describe their adverse reactions to food. In fact they are two very different things, which can cause different symptoms and require different  ways of coping with them. 

Here GP Dr Ginni Mansburg explains how to tell allergies apart from food intolerance.  

Allergy /æledzi/ noun (plural allergies)

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