Posts Tagged ‘food allergy’



  • Symptoms Of Allergies In Children
    Symptoms Of Allergies In Children
    Allergy can affect anyone and anytime. It is very hard to distinguish the elements that can cause allergies because, some people have very weird allergies. Few people might have allergy to rose flowers or some might face allergies of new shoes. But, let me tell you these weird allergies are not new, it is just that we neglect the ingredient and focus on the objects . People may be allergic to pollen seeds of rose, due to which they get affected by allergies. Actually, allergy is can be explained as over reaction of the immune system to any particular substance that might be safe to numerous other people. Every individual has different compositions of the body, thus in few people some substances might be addressed as an attacker to the body. As, these substances are not welcomed by our body, our body reacts in annoying manner. To  [...]
    Posted at February 23rd, 2010 | Allergies
  • Let’s Be Educated In Allergy
    Let’s Be Educated In Allergy
    Allergy or hypersensitive reaction, which is also called as type 1 allergy, refers to a state of an abnormal reaction wherein the immune system unusually responds to protein substances also known as allergens. In this response, the white blood cells (B-lymphocytes) generate an antidote also called antibody to fight against the allergen. These antibodies attach themselves to the surface of the allergy cells, which indicates that the immune system is all set to fight against the allergen the next time the body comes in contact with it. Such a process of getting ready to fight back is known as sensitization. Each time the body comes in the contact with the allergen, an allergic reaction occurs naturally. In this reaction, the allergens attach themselves to the antibodies that in turn lie on the allergy cells’ surface. This merger  [...]
    Posted at December 14th, 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