How To Avoid Soy Allergy? Know About Soy Products And How They Affect Your Body!

You may all know that soy products come form the soybean.

Soybean is nutritious vegetable that can be made onto products like soy milk, soy flour and so on.

All of us consider that soy products are very helpful for our health.

Soybeans are classified as legumes. The most common foods in the legume family are black beans, chickpeas, navy beans, kidney beans, lentils, licorice, peanuts, and carob. Soy allergy is one of the common food allergies.

Soy is called as Soya outside the USA. It is used in most manufactured products and also in fast food restaurant. 60 percent of the processed foods have soy in their ingredient list.

Soy allergy is a common childhood allergy. Soy allergy is an immune system response to soy proteins that the body mistakenly considers them as harmful substance. Once the immune system considers these as harmful substances, it creates specific antibodies. The next time when you eat soy, the immune system releases some chemicals called as histamines.

Many people who are allergic to soy are also allergic to other legumes such as peas, lentils, peanuts, and garbanzo beans.

Symptoms of soy allergy:

Soy allergy symptoms can vary from mild to life threatening anaphylaxis. It is most common in infants. Adults also suffer from soy allergy but it is rare.

Symptoms of soy allergy include:

• Swelling
• Itching
• Hay fever
• Skin rashes
• Sneezing
• Hives or urticaria
• Lethargy
• Wheezing
• Heart palpitation
• Difficulty in breathing
• Asthma
• Angiodema
• Allergic rhinitis
• Anaphylaxis
• Dyspnoea
• Nasal congestion
• Acne and eczema
• Some gastrointestinal problems such as vomiting, diarrhea
• Shortness of breath
• Conjunctivitis
• Fever, fatigue, nausea, lack of sense
• Low blood pressure or hypotension
• Stomach cramps
• watery eyes
• severe anxiety

Sources of soy:

Avoid the foods that contain any of the following ingredients:

• Soy milk
• Soy nuts
• Soy sauce
• Soy flour
• Hydrolyzed soy protein
• Soy sprouts
• Soy pasta
• Soybean granules
• Textured vegetable protein
• Tofu

Soy products:

• Vegetable gum
• Soy protein
• Textured vegetable protein
• Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
• Hydrolyzed soy protein
• Hydrolyzed plant protein
• Natural and artificial flavorings
• Vegetable starch

Soy containing foods:

• Soy sauce
• Baked foods
• Tempeh
• Some cereals
• Tamari
• Vegetable broth
• Some infant formula

Prevention of soy allergy:

• Before you use the products, always read labels correctly.
• Avoid above mentioned soy products, soy containing foods, and other soy ingredients from your regular diet.
• Refined soya oil is the safe product for those people who have soy allergy. During the refining process all the proteins that cause allergy are removed.
• Watch for those products that say “natural flavors” on the label.
• Decrease the intake of processed foods.
• Avoid taking the oil form of vitamin E. Because it is derived from soy. Avoid usage of generic vegetable oil because it is usually part of soy or 100 percent soy oil.