How to Tell a True Food Allergy from an Intolerance

Authors

• Sarah Gubara
• Aarti Pandya, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Files

Document Type

Podcast

Hosts

Sarah Gubara

Featured Speaker

Aarti Pandya, MD

Length of Episode

18:49

Description

This episode explains the key history elements and symptom timeline that differentiate an IgE-mediated food allergy from an intolerance or sensitivity, so clinicians and parents can make safer, evidence-based decisions. Aarti Pandya, MD, Medical Director of the Food Allergy Center at Children’s Mercy, reviews symptom patterns, timing and red flags for anaphylaxis. Learn about food allergy testing, IgE-mediated food allergy, anaphylaxis action plan, epinephrine auto-injector, food intolerance and when testing is truly warranted.

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Publication Date

7-1-2026

Disciplines

Pediatrics

Recommended Citation

Gubara, Sarah and Pandya, Aarti, "How to Tell a True Food Allergy from an Intolerance" (2026). Pediatrics in Practice: A CME Podcast. 68.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/cme_podcast/68