OTHER SYMPTOMS OF FOOD INTOLERANCE: FLUSHING, SWEATING AND CHILLING

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Flushing and sweating are natural reactions to being too hot – both help to cool the body off. They also occur as a nervous reaction to various emotions -fear, embarrassment, anger or excitement – and they are a symptom of the menopause, which usually begins during the forties or fifties, but can start earlier in some women. Flushing and sweating are only a cause for concern if they occur regularly for no obvious reason.

People with food intolerance sometimes report flushing or sweating, or both, among their symptoms. They often say that they also get chilled easily or ‘feel the cold’. A few patients seem to have a slight fever, either intermittently or for much of the time. The general impression given by these symptoms is that they have difficulty in controlling their body temperature – or in adapting to normal changes in air temperature. It is unlikely that this would be the sole symptom of food intolerance, and it is not obvious how food might produce such an effect.

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