How to Use Naturopathy to Treat Food Allergies

Food allergies may cause any number of complaints, including itching, nausea, cramping, swelling and wheezing. Specific foods can cause an allergic reaction from your immune system. Your body may release histamines, which start an allergic reaction. Use naturopathy to treat food allergies with a doctor's recommendations who will diagnose your food allergies, isolate the origin of the allergy and help to manage your immune system back to health.

1. Analyze all the foods you are eating. You might try keeping a diary for a week listing every single thing you eat or drink no matter what it is including restaurant food. Leave space in the left margin where you can make a note of any peculiar reaction or symptoms that may appear. 

2. Use this information to pinpoint any foods that seem to cause a reaction. It is important to take note of anything that is unusual for your body, no matter how insignificant it may be.

3. Watch for reactions from common allergy foods such as shrimp, lobster, crab, crustacean, tuna, squid, shellfish, egg and peanuts that are known to cause food allergies in some people.

4. Eliminate any foods that cause any type of unusual reaction immediately. It is better to skip a favorite food or snack than risk an allergic reaction triggering breathing problems or swelling of the throat.

5. Consult with a naturopathic doctor about your situation and provide the food diary for him to study. This may indicate what foods are causing a reaction and could certainly eliminate several foods that you do not need to be concerned with.

6. Follow recommendations from your naturopathic physician, who may include a special diet and avoiding specific foods, if only for a short period of time to determine what food allergies you may have. The doctor may also prescribe nutritional supplements or vitamins in addition to special diets.