Posts Tagged ‘food allergies’



  • Let’s Cope Up With Food Allergy
    Let’s Cope Up With Food Allergy
    Food allergy is a medical condition wherein a certain kind of food causes inflammation of the tissues due to reaction of the immune system to such food. Sometimes, this can even endanger your life. Generally, many people avoid certain food items because they are of the opinion that these items are allergic. This is actually not the case. Food allergy is a rare condition to happen and is more likely to be in families. According to a research, hardly 3 in 100 toddlers and 1 in 100 adults actually suffer from this allergy. Food Allergy versus Food Intolerance Food allergy and food intolerance are completely different from each other. In both the conditions, you notice symptoms even when you intake even little quantity of specific allergic food. However, the symptoms of food intolerance are related to the digestive system such as vomiting  [...]
    Posted at December 16th, 2009 | Allergies
  • How To Deal With Food Allergy In Children
    How To Deal With Food Allergy In Children
    Food allergy is a medical state of reaction wherein the immune system overreacts to certain food items that results in inflammation of the body tissues. It is a hypersensitive reaction in which the child’s immune system generates multiple antibodies named IgE as a response to foreign proteins. This indicates that every time the child eats such food items, the immune system produces IgE antibodies. It is these antibodies that are termed as allergens and are responsible for the allergic symptoms when they become adequate in number. Due to this kind of reaction, food allergy is categorized as type 1 allergy. In children, this allergy takes place who are under four years of age. In real, food allergies are rarely found in children. According to a research, hardly 3 in 100 toddlers actually suffer from this allergy and most of them  [...]
    Posted at December 11th, 2009 | Allergies