Food intolerance and allergy in gastrointestinal disorders.

K L Dear

Journal: Hospital medicine (London, England : 1998) 2002;62(12):731-4

PMID: 11810731

Abstract

Approximately 60 tonnes of food passes through the gastrointestinal tract in an average lifetime. With a surface area second only to the respiratory tract, it is surprising that adverse reactions to food do not occur more frequently.

Address: Department of Gastroenterology, Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital, NHS Trust, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 5BL.

DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2001.62.12.1700

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MeSH Terms: Adult, Child, Colitis, Ulcerative, Crohn Disease, Cytokines, Disaccharidases, Food Hypersensitivity, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Humans, Prostaglandins