Whack ! Food Allergies!

Allergy is a hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity. Allergies may vary from animals, insect bites, to drugs and food allergies. In this article, we will be dealing mainly on what we call as food allergy.
According to research, there are approximately 8% of children and 2% of adults suffering from true food allergies. When the culprit food is eaten, allergic reactions occur within minutes. Itching mostly likely occur, as well as sneezing, itchy nose and eyes. Some may vomit; suffer from cramps and diarrhea, chest tightness and the like.

Most reactions to food are probably not allergic in nature, but rather intolerance. This means that there is no allergic antibody present against the food in the person. Intolerance can be classified as toxic and non-toxic. Milk, soy, wheat, egg, peanut, tree nuts, fish and shellfish compromise more than 90 percent of food allergies in children. Allergy to milk and egg are by far the most common, and are usually outgrown by age 5 years. Peanut, tree nut, fish and shellfish allergies are typically the more severe and potentially life-threatening, and frequently persist into adulthood.
Allergies may differ from one person to another. That is why it is never a universal thing. Most often, people who have these allergy on a specific food, most likely would want to eat that very food. Odd, isn’t it?