You can define an allergy as a malfunction of a person's immunity or an exaggerated response to a stimuli. Your body mistakenly believes that something it has touched, smelled or eaten is harmful to it and your body releases massive amounts of chemicals, such as histamine to protect itself.
There are about 11 million Americans that have food allergies. There are many kinds of food allergies. Some people suffer from an allergy to one food, some to many. Common food allergies include eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy, and wheat.
Food allergy reactions can vary from tingling of the mouth, swelling of the tongue and throat, breathing difficulty, hives, cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, and even death.
There are ways to help you or your loved ones manage your food allergies. First seek the help of an allergist. Your allergist will perform a patch test to determine the exact cause of allergic reactions. This will be the guideline you use as you develop a diet based around your food allergies.
As with other types of allergies there is no cure for a food allergy. Kids sometimes grow out of some food allergies in time, but peanut, fish, shellfish, and nut allergies usually last a lifetime. You or your loved one must simply avoid the food that causes the allergy. This can be difficult, especially when eating out in a restaurant. Even slight cross contamination of food products can cause an allergic reaction in some cases.
Food labeling is a very important component of avoiding foods that trigger allergies. The FDA has started presenting information on allergy risks and labeling requirements to manufacturers since 2000. They want manufacturers to change some of their labels to be very understandable for consumers, like changing "caseinate" to "milk".
In the case of a milk or egg allergy there are alternatives that can be used when cooking or baking. There are many online sites dedicated to supplying information, education and support to those with food allergies.
There are about 11 million Americans that have food allergies. There are many kinds of food allergies. Some people suffer from an allergy to one food, some to many. Common food allergies include eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy, and wheat.
Food allergy reactions can vary from tingling of the mouth, swelling of the tongue and throat, breathing difficulty, hives, cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, and even death.
There are ways to help you or your loved ones manage your food allergies. First seek the help of an allergist. Your allergist will perform a patch test to determine the exact cause of allergic reactions. This will be the guideline you use as you develop a diet based around your food allergies.
As with other types of allergies there is no cure for a food allergy. Kids sometimes grow out of some food allergies in time, but peanut, fish, shellfish, and nut allergies usually last a lifetime. You or your loved one must simply avoid the food that causes the allergy. This can be difficult, especially when eating out in a restaurant. Even slight cross contamination of food products can cause an allergic reaction in some cases.
Food labeling is a very important component of avoiding foods that trigger allergies. The FDA has started presenting information on allergy risks and labeling requirements to manufacturers since 2000. They want manufacturers to change some of their labels to be very understandable for consumers, like changing "caseinate" to "milk".
In the case of a milk or egg allergy there are alternatives that can be used when cooking or baking. There are many online sites dedicated to supplying information, education and support to those with food allergies.
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