Who Knew?

Okay, I consider myself to be an educated woman. My kids would argue, but do I know stuff. How come no one is talking about food allergies and they myriad of health problems they can exacerbate including:
Acne (have more now than I did in high school sorry to say)
Anxiety
Arthritis (This one blew my mind. I have also read it is the same with gout.)
Asthma (I'm scheduling my son's test tomorrow. Brady has asthma and if I can help relieve his asthma just by eliminating a few foods why wouldn't I?)
ADHD (We've had our discussions about this possibility too. I choose all other options before medicating!)
Bed-wetting (Thank goodness we don't have these issues anymore!)
Chronic Diarrhea (Ditto, right?!)
Chronic Fatigue (Although I admit to being a harried mother of two young boys, could I feel less fatigued with my new found allergen free diet? I can't wait to find out!)
Depression (I have to say, I'm actually MORE depressed now that I can't eat some of my favorite foods...stay tuned on this one...)
Diabetes (That makes sense)
Ear Infections
Eczema (For years I have been getting a mysterious rash on my legs and arms that two dermatologists have no clue where it's coming from...no one mentioned food allergies...)
Hay Fever (Did you know that an allergy to melons is connected to a ragweed allergy?)
Headaches - tension type and migraine (I have thought for years that my husband's headaches stem from food allergies. I'm trying to convince him to take the test. Stay tuned on that one too)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Still have to look this one up)
Muscle aches (Just thought we were getting older. You mean this doesn't have to be a lifelong sentence of aches?)
Obesity
Panic Attacks (Hmmm...)
Stuffy Nose (Makes sense. My nose actually stuffed up last night when I ate the walnuts. Never noticed it before. It has always stuffed up when I drink wine (yeast allergy).)
Okay and for all the $, who knows what Urticaria is? Good, old-fashioned hives. Well that makes sense too.

I'm sure there are other symptoms that stem from eating allergens. I found these in the book "Your Hidden Food Allergies are Making You Fat." This book also discusses the ALCAT test which is a very thorough blood test for food allergens.