| Among the allergies rampant in American lives today, | | | | threatening is because of the immediate threat to the |
| food allergy is one of the top three. However, some | | | | person. Someone with food allergy can have an |
| people misdiagnose food allergy as food intolerance. | | | | anaphylactic shock and start to experience the |
| There are certain similarities but one must be careful in | | | | swelling of the throat muscles. This can block the air |
| administering medicines to a person with an allergy.The | | | | passage of the person and could result to |
| wrong medicine for the wrong condition can increase | | | | death.Another real danger is the sharp drop in the |
| the allergic symptom resulting in anaphylaxis and even | | | | blood pressure of the patient. In this case, the person |
| death. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction where | | | | with food allergy may experience mental confusion |
| all the symptoms swiftly attack the entire body all at | | | | and dizziness.Food Allergy TreatmentA food allergy |
| the same time.Symptoms Of Food AllergyFood allergy | | | | can be treated as soon as the symptom occurs. For |
| is an allergic reaction to certain types of food. The | | | | rashes, there are skin creams available to ease the |
| most common food allergens are: cow's milk, wheat, | | | | swelling and itchiness. The antihistamines will give relief |
| peanuts and other tree nuts, eggs, fish, soybeans, | | | | to symptoms of runny nose, watery eyes and swelling. |
| shellfish, meat and certain types of drugs. The allergic | | | | These medicines can be bought right in the local |
| reaction can vary depending on the type of allergen | | | | drugstores and does not require a prescription.For |
| but they have the same number of symptoms:- | | | | those who experience the severe food allergy |
| Rashes or hives begins to appear on the skin. In | | | | reactions, a dose of epinephrine (adrenaline), either self- |
| extreme cases, the swelling and hives can spread to | | | | injected or given by the doctor can immediately |
| the entire body. | | | | reverse the symptoms. As of now, a shot of |
| - Swelling of the certain areas near the mouth. | | | | epinephrine is the most effective treatment for food |
| - Swelling of the ear | | | | allergy and other types of allergies.Preventing Food |
| - Redness and itchiness of the eyes. | | | | AllergyAlthough food allergies cannot be prevented, |
| - Runny nose | | | | the best way to defeat it is by staying away from the |
| - Vomiting and diarrhea | | | | food a person is allergic to. Taking a risk will only cost |
| - Difficulty in breathing and wheezing, sometime signs | | | | you more pain in the future. So it is best to see the |
| of asthmaFood intolerance has much of the same | | | | doctor to get a proper diagnosis and guidelines on |
| symptoms except the runny nose and watery eyes. | | | | what to eat and what not to eat.Making the right |
| Most often, food intolerance results in diarrhea and | | | | diagnosis on food allergy versus food intolerance can |
| swelling of certain areas of the body.Aside for the | | | | be tricky. It all depends on how severe the allergic |
| similarities in symptoms, a food allergy is more severe | | | | reactions are and the number of symptoms that show |
| than food intolerance. Someone with food intolerance | | | | up on the person when exposed to the food |
| can eat small portions of the food he is allergic to. | | | | allergen.---------------------------------------- |
| They can still enjoy the food, though in small quantities. | | | | Note: This article may be freely reproduced as long |
| But to a person with food allergy, that small portion can | | | | as the AUTHOR'S resource box at the bottom of this |
| immediately trigger an allergic reaction. And if not | | | | article is included and and all links must be Active |
| treated at once, the patients can go into | | | | Linkable with no syntax changes. |
| anaphylaxis.What makes a food allergy more life | | | | -----------------------------------------Charlene J. Nuble 2006. |