Table 2

Theme, categories and subcategories that emerged from interviews with adolescents concerning their experiences of being food-hypersensitive.

Theme
Striving to normalise the experience of being food-hypersensitive

Categories
Perceiving oneself as being particular
Feeling constrained
Experiencing others' ignorance
Keeping control
Feeling it's okay

Subcategories
The body is insufficient
Deprivation
Disregard
Vigilance
Personal competence

Psychological and emotional impact
Insecurity
Unreliability
Tests and evaluations
Considerate and supportive surroundings

Being a bother
Fear of severe food reactions
Lack of understanding
Making decisions
It could be worse

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