12/16/2025
Most people know when a food is bothering them — even when traditional allergy tests say everything is “normal.” 🤔
That’s because skin-prick allergy tests only measure one type of reaction.
But many people don’t have true allergies… they have delayed food sensitivities.
✔ Symptoms can show up 3–72 hours after you eat the trigger
✔ You may not have gut symptoms at all
✔ Headaches, fatigue, joint pain, skin issues, brain fog, and inflammation can all trace back to foods your body doesn’t tolerate
✔ A food diary alone usually can’t pinpoint it — the delay makes it almost impossible to connect the dots
These reactions don’t cause immediate shortness of breath like a classic allergy — but they do create ongoing inflammation that can impact almost every system in the body.
This is why functional medicine looks deeper.
Your symptoms are real. Your body is communicating. And the root cause often starts in the gut.
