Allergy Diets

Food allergies are quite common in both adults and children, perhaps more so in children, but far from rare in adults as well. A food allergy is where the body has a bad reaction i.e. stomach ache, closing of the throat, skin rash etc. to a certain type of food. The most common foods that children have allergies to are milk, peanuts and eggs and for adults it’s fish, eggs, peanuts, shellfish and fish.

The reaction to food allergies range from nausea and vomiting to skin rashes and itchy throats, and in the very worst of cases where there is literally nothing else that can be done, the allergy can result in death.

The most common food allergies that we hear about are that of dairy products, eggs, peanuts, tree nut, seafood, shellfish, wheat and soy. In the world of allergy study these are known as the “big eight” as they are the most common. However, the allergens in these foods (as with any food) differ from country to country because of the different conditions in which they are nurtured.

Skin prick testing is the most common method to confirm if there is a person has an allergy to a certain type of food. Blood tests are another common method that allergists use to confirm the whether or not a given patient has an allergy to a particular food that he or she has eaten.

When someone is having a serious allergic reaction the best thing to give them is epinephrine applied with an auto-injector which helps them to overcome their systemic reaction. However, unfortunately there is no long term cure for food allergies, or normal ones; the only way to avoid having the reaction is to avoid eating the food itself. It has been scientifically discovered that people who already suffer from a disease of some kind are more prone to developing allergies.

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