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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms, Digestive > Food Intolerance

Preferred term

Food Intolerance  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Food, Sensitivity

Scope note

  • Digestive system disorder where a particular food irritates the digestive tract or cannot be properly digested (i.e., due to a lack of a digestive enzyme). It differs from FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY which is an immune system disorder, usually due to specific proteins in food. http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/problem-foods-is-it-an-allergy-or-intolerance.

History note

  • 2018

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000073923

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