date:Dec 24, 2018
d and, so, much more difficult to diagnose. These reactions were typified by symptoms such as eczema, diarrhoea, asthma, migraine and psychiatric problems, including depression and hyperactivity.
Many doctors, however, doubted the claims of food allergists that food allergy was responsible for much undiagnosed chronic illness.
In fact, some were so unconvinced that they would refer patients complaining of chronic food allergy to psychiatrists, believing that their symptoms were psychosomatic.