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How do i know if i'm allergic to a certain food, or if i have food poisoning?
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Symptoms: Food allergy typically causes fairly immediate oral symptoms (itching, swelling) and rash (hives) to go along with GI symptoms. "food poisoning" typically casues isolated GI symptoms hours after ingestion.
Answered 6/5/2017
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