title: Gastrointestinal food allergy and intolerance.
abstract: GI symptoms are a common manifestation of food allergy and intolerance. The primary physician is the first to evaluate these symptoms. A systematic evaluation using an accurate and detailed history, tests to identify the offending food(s), and procedures that may identify underlying pathologic disorders of the GI tract would lead to an accurate diagnosis and better targeted therapeutic interventions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy and Immunology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH 45229, USA. amal.assaad@cchmc.org
authors.forename: Amal H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Assa'ad
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007787:Lactose Intolerance / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009780:Occult Blood; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology