Food allergy

Food allergy: Can taking an antihistamine prevent a reaction?
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If someone has a food allergy, will taking an antihistamine before eating the food help prevent or reduce a reaction?
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Food allergy
Definition:
A food allergy is an exaggerated immune response triggered by eggs, peanuts, milk, or some other specific food.
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A food allergy is any adverse reaction to a food or food component involving the body's immune system .
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Food Allergy Reactions
Reactions that may indicate a food allergy are itchy mouth, "fullness" in the throat, shortness of breath, an intense red, itchy rash all over the body, difficulty breathing, and vomiting.
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Food Allergy
What is a food allergy?
A food allergy is a reaction by the body's immune system to something you ate or drank.
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Food allergy
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See all Pictures & Images Food Allergy Support Groups
More information and resources on food allergies can be found online through the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. (Or call 800-929-4040.)
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Food allergy prevention
True food allergy
What are the causes? In children, common allergy provoking foods include cow's milk protein, egg white from hens, wheat, soya bean, codfish and peanuts.
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Food allergy causes an immune system response, causing symptoms in your child that range from uncomfortable to life threatening. Food intolerance does not affect the immune system, although some symptoms may be the same as in food allergy.
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Food Allergy: Suspect, Test, Avoid
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- Stress, food allergy (milk, wheat, eggs, shellfish, pork, onions, some fruits), chlorine in drinking water, adrenal exhaustion and/or liver congestion resulting from an allergy, hydrochloric acid deficiency, food dyes, preservatives, drug allergy, ...
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Factsheet: Food allergy
This factsheet the signs, symptoms, investigations and treatments for food allergy.
Factsheet: Food hygiene
This factsheet covers the issue and advice surrounding food hygiene.
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Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Complete Book of Nutrition. Stuart H. Houng and Ellen M. Buchbinder. Food Allergies. 1990.
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A large number of recent scientific studies have described the importance of food allergy in migraine attacks. Some migraine sufferers will benefit from a careful evaluation of food allergy as a cause of their headaches.
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Sometimes, a more mild reaction known as food intolerance is mistaken for a food allergy.
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About 80% develop allergic rhinitis or asthma later in childhood. 1
Up to 40% of children with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis also have some type of food allergy. 1 ...
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