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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Food Intolerance: When “Food Allergies” Aren’t Allergies
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. [@chutkaMD]
Guest: Imad Absah, M.D.
Food intolerance is relatively common. It represents a gut sensitivity to one or more foods, usually resulting in various GI symptoms. A food intolerance is not the same as a food allergy, although our patients often consider their symptoms an allergy to a specific food. Food intolerance doesn’t result in any significant health disorder or serious complications and is usually more of a nuisance to the patient. The treatment varies depending on the food involved. The topic for this podcast is food in...