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Author: everytip.com Ever eaten something that made you break into rashes? How about itchiness
of the throat, around the eyes, your ears, and even your hands and feet? These
are actually symptoms of food allergies.
Food allergies are a condition
where the body's immune system becomes hypersensitized. As a result of this
hypersensitized state, it mistakenly believes that food entering the body is
harmful and creates antibodies to counteract it. So, the next time you eat that
food, the immune system releases massive amounts of these antibodies and other
chemicals, including histamine, as a protective measure against the "harmful"
substance.
The release of these chemicals is what triggers your food
allergies to act up. The allergic symptoms could affect any part of the body,
but mostly the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, skin, and the
cardiovascular system. An estimated 11 million Americans suffer from true food
allergies, with symptoms ranging from the mildly inconvenient to uncomfortable
to complete collapse of major organs of the body, a condition known as
anaphylaxis.
Symptoms and Treatment
If you've had allergic
reactions before, then you probably are already familiar with the symptoms of
food allergies. It could range from a tingling sensation in the mouth, the
swelling of the tongue and the throat, difficulty breathing, hives, vomiting,
abdominal cramps, diarrhea, drop in blood pressure, and loss of consciousness to
death. Typically, the symptoms appear within minutes or two hours after the
person has eaten the food he or she is allergic to.
The best treatment
to food allergies is strict avoidance of foods you have allergic reactions to.
There are no medications as of yet that would totally cure food allergies. Your
doctor would probably prescribe drugs to treat the symptoms, but as to cure,
there is none so far. Epinephrine, also called "adrenaline," is the medication
of choice for controlling a severe reaction.
Most people do outgrow
their food allergies. However, peanuts, nuts, fish, and shellfish are considered
lifelong allergies. Some research is currently being done in this area and the
results look promising.
Still, your best chance of overcoming food
allergies is to avoid foods that you are allergic to. It might help if you read
ingredient labels for all foods. If the food has no label, you should avoid
eating it all together. And if the label contains unfamiliar terms, ask the
manufacturer for a definition or avoid eating that food.
Avoidance
Method
Having food allergies doesn't mean that you ought to stop eating
foods that you are otherwise not allergic to. Just because you think you're
allergic to something doesn't mean that you really are allergic. Taking food out
of your diet could result in unbalanced diet, which could lead to other health
problems. In addition, you may reach a point where you become frustrated because
you think that everything you eat causes food allergies.
By avoidance,
we don't mean complete avoidance of foods. Try to keep a food diary where you
make a list of all the foods that you've eaten for the day and whether or not
you suffered any allergies as a result. The information you garner from your
list could help you determine exactly what foods trigger what, and could also
give your doctor important information about your food allergies.
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