Allergy Diets

By Charlie Monaghan Carter

Food allergies are quite common in adults and children, perhaps more so in children but there are plenty of adults with allergies. An allergy in the broadest sense refers to a bad reaction that the body might have to anything; however food allergies are (obviously) bad reactions to foodstuffs. The most common food allergies in children are milk, peanuts and eggs and in adults it is 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 very common food allergies are allergy to dairy products, eggs, peanuts, tree nut, seafood, shellfish, wheat and soy. As these are the most commonly occurring food allergies they are referred to as the big eight. The allergens also vary from one country to another because of the differing food habitats.

The most common test that is done on people to see if they have an allergy to a particular type of food that they have eaten is a skin-prick test. Another common test that allergists use to determine this is a full blood test.

When someone is having a serious allergic reaction the best drug to use is usually epinephrine applied using an auto-injector, this helps them to overcome the systemic reaction. However, as far as a permanent cure to allergies goes, there is no long term solution, the only way to avoid the reaction is to avoid the food that causes it. It is unfortunate, but that's just the way it is. People who already suffer from a disease of some kind have been found to be more prone to developing these allergies. - 17268

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