All Entries in the "FOOD ALLERGIES" Category

Most Common Causes Of Food Allergies

Did you know that only 8 foods are responsible for 90 percent of all food allergies? Those foods are

Peanuts
Shellfish
Fish
Tree Nuts, Which Includes Almonds, Cashews, Walnuts And Pecans
Eggs
Milk
Soy
Wheat

Allergic reactions to foods may range from mild to very severe. Some allergic responses, such as an anaphylactic reaction, [...]

Foods To Avoid Oral Allergy Syndrome

If you have pollen allergies, there is a 70% chance that you also suffer from what is called oral allergy syndrome, or sometimes pollen-food allergy syndrome.
Oral allergy syndrome, or OAS, is sometimes confused with food allergies because the consumption of certain foods can cause your lips, tongue, and mouth to itch.
Symptoms [...]

Top 10 Foods that Cause 90% of Food Allergies

Each year, millions of Americans have allergic reactions to food.
Although most food allergies cause relatively mild and minor symptoms, some food allergies can cause severe reactions, and may even be life-threatening.
While more than 160 foods can cause allergic reactions in people with food allergies, ninety percent of all food allergies are caused by about 10 [...]

Helping You Live With Corn Allergies

Corn is a vegetable that can come in numerous forms. It has been around for thousands of years.
Corn originally came from teosinte, which is a wild grass, in Mexico. The Indians once ate a lot of corn as a staple to their diets.
People say that corn was there on the first [...]

Tackling Food Allergies Can Be Easy

Allergies have become a common occurrence. Your allergy is unique to only you.
Another person may not be allergic to what bothers you. Your physician will want to run different allergy tests to try to determine what is causing your allergies.
If you are a person with food allergies then you will [...]

Wheat Allergies: Foods To Avoid And Alternatives

Unlike an mold or pollen allergies, people who have an allergy to wheat have to live with it year around.
This allergy doesn’t go away or get better as the season changes. A wheat allergy has to be managed at all times.
If you have been diagnosed with this condition, learning which foods [...]

Peanut Protein May Help Children With Peanut Allergy

At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, attendees were discussing the lack of therapy available to peanut allergy sufferers.
There is currently an ongoing blind trial, involving 29, under sixteen all with a history of immunoglobulin E medicated peanut allergy.
Although in its very early stages, [...]

Peanut Allergy Breakthrough

With over three million American citizens allergic to peanuts, it is a relief to know that health researchers have some good news to report.
At a recent meeting, participants were told that the results of trials on a small but significant amount of child sufferers have produced some positive results.
The therapy works [...]

Many People Do Not Realize That They Have An Allergy

A large percentage of children and adults suffer from diverse forms of allergy in Britain, children being more susceptible to allergies than adults.
Allergies can give diverse symptoms from more serious ones such as anaphylaxis shock, which occurs after eating peanuts to migraines due to dairy products.
Some symptoms can also [...]

Most Common Food Triggers That Activate Allergy

People with food allergies should be constantly cautious about what they ingest because serious food allergies can lead to life threatening problems like anaphylactic shocks.
Food allergies can range from mild to severe depending on the amount of allergens you consume.
The FDA (food and drug administration) suggests that food manufacturers to [...]