Food Allergies & Intolerances

Beyond IgE-mediated allergy, intolerances drive growing clinical and product demands across the food industry. The session covers lactose intolerance management (lactase, fermented dairy), FODMAPs and IBS dietary therapy, gluten-related disorders (celiac, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, wheat allergy), histamine intolerance and DAO enzyme replacement, and emerging diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Discussion addresses biomarker development for non-celiac gluten sensitivity, mast-cell activation syndrome and food triggers, eosinophilic esophagitis nutrition therapy (six-food elimination, four-food elimination), the role of microbiome in food sensitivity, and the rising prevalence of self-reported food sensitivities versus medically-confirmed intolerances.