Food sensitivities can be difficult to identify because symptoms may be subtle, delayed, or associated with foods you eat regularly.
If you’re experiencing ongoing digestive concerns or other symptoms that seem related to your diet, a thoughtful evaluation can help identify possible food triggers and guide a more individualized approach to nutrition.
Functional medicine practitioner Shirley Olson, NP-C, FMCP-M, at Balance Functional Medicine, takes a comprehensive approach to evaluating possible food sensitivities. Rather than looking at test results in isolation, Shirley considers your symptoms, health history, diet, digestive function, and other factors that may be contributing to how you respond to certain foods.
When appropriate, food sensitivity testing may be incorporated into a broader functional medicine evaluation. Results are interpreted alongside your clinical history and can help guide a personalized nutrition plan, including carefully selected elimination and reintroduction strategies.
The goal isn’t to unnecessarily restrict your diet.
It’s to better understand your individual responses to food, address underlying contributors to your symptoms, and help you develop a sustainable way of eating that supports your long-term health.
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