True Stories: Food can make you ill

Food intolerance is a hidden problem. It is something you have to live with and cope with every day. Understanding from others is often limited and it is very easy to feel isolated and as if you are the only person struggling with a restricted diet. This, of course, is very far from the truth but until we all start sharing our stories between ourselves and with others we will feel lonely and set apart from others.

Over the years a large number of stories have been submitted to this site. The selection below will give you a good idea of the extent to which food intolerance can affect people's lives.

Sharla - Salicylates and other problems

Angela - Salicyates, emotions and behaviour

Bill - Milk Sensitivity

Catherine - Intolerant to everything

Danusia - Soy and Migraines

Fran - Migraines and citrus

Georgie - Autoimmune illness & food intolerance

Hazel - Migraines and MSG

Janet - Salicylates

Jeanine - Multiple food allergies

Jill - Salicylates

Kate - Salicylate, amines, and msg

Linda - Salicylates and amines

Lizzy - Salicylates, Food Colorings and Amines

Lois - Sorbitol

Lyn - Aspartame and joint pain.

Margo - Gluten and Coughing

Mike - Wheat and headaches

Rafik - Palpitations and food intolerance

Randall - Epilepsy and Fruit and Vegetable Juice

Robin - Wheat, low carbs, depression

Sarah - Weight gain, migraines, IBS and other problems

Tedy - Negative Side Effects from Splenda

Tracy - Rheumatism and other problems

Wynne - Salicylates and other problems