The potential role of allergy (food and inhalant allergy) in IBS symptoms

with Ami Kapadia, MD

The potential role of allergy (food and inhalant allergy) in IBS symptoms

The presentation will cover the potential role of allergy (food and inhalant allergy) in IBS symptoms. We will review the overlap between atopic conditions such as allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, asthma, and gastrointestinal symptoms. We will specifically discuss the potential role of inhalant allergens as an underlying trigger for both atopic conditions and gastrointestinal symptoms. We will then cover the basic workup of both food sensitivities and inhalant allergies and treatment options.

Ami Kapadia, MD

Dr. Ami Kapadia, MD has practiced as a family medicine and holistic medicine physician since 2005.

She completed her residency at Thomas Jefferson University hospital in Philadelphia and went on to work in varied settings including an inner-city urban clinic, VA hospitals around the country, and urgent care clinics in the Portland area.

She has pursued training with the following organizations:

 the Institute for Functional Medicine

 The American Academy of Environmental Medicine

 Certification from the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine (ABIHM)

She has been practicing at Kwan Yin Healing Arts Center East in Portland Oregon since 2015. Her practice focuses on digestive health and autoimmune disease, and she pays particular attention to the role of chronic infections and allergic disease.