Food Allergies – Symptoms, Treatment and Self-management

Food allergy is a condition where symptoms occur because of immune system’s reactions which are induced by certain type of foods. Allergic to food can be identified by the situations as:

  • Intolerants to food.
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Physical stress.
  • Food poisoning.

When allergy had happens, you must avoid those foods that cause the allergy to prevent it from becoming more severe.

Symptoms

  • Itchy throat.
  • Anaphylaxis (could cause death).
08-03-2008 by Drali @mesrahealth

Know and Handle Allergies Effectively

Allergy means ‘change in activity’. It also known as hypersensitive reaction and happens when body defense system reacts to foreign substance that enters the body through the skin, lung, swallowed or pricked skin. This reaction does not need to happen everyone. It happened more often to those who have family’s history who suffered allergy. Common allergic reactions include eczema, hives, hay fever, asthma attacks, food allergies, and reactions to the venom of stinging insects such as wasps and bees.

by Drali @mesrahealth
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