Do you have a food allergy? A recent study by the U.S. government has concluded that data from the past on food allergy was not accurate at all in defining food allergy. The studies performed poorly and have a high rate of misdiagnosis. Only four percent of the adult population of the United States has a real food allergy, according to the website of the Mayo Clinic. (more…)

Food allergies are becoming popular topics in the news at the moment. Based on a recent report by the CDC, the number of people with food allergies has grown 20 percent in the last ten years. Only three percent of Americans could correctly distinguish four of the common list of food allergens (peanuts, dairy products, eggs and wheat). But still the main problem is on how to identify food allergies easily? (more…)

I visited GlutenFree.com, which has a wide variety of gluten-free food products. While not all of its products are gluten free, I still have to watch the milk, eggs and nuts. This is the important of reading the food allergy ingredients label. There was even free cheese in the product that we do not know first! So I am now banned without gluten and dairy free pizza house, but that’s another thing to consider. (more…)

Some chains of fast-food franchise are offering gluten-free or wheat free selection in the menu. But if you are very sensitive to gluten or you suffer from celiac disease, you should cautious and be extra careful. (more…)

Gastrointestinal allergy can be classified according to the triggering antigen, the mechanism of immune reaction, or the anatomic site of reaction.

Gastrointestinal allergy may be triggered by food components (e.g. food proteins or glycoproteins), and by other antigens (e.g. bacterial, viral, fungal, and worm antigen), drugs and chemicals, (more…)

The most important aspect of managing food allergies in children and babies is to be sure that the developing child has each and every nutrient that is essential for its optimum growth and development. Deficiency in a critical nutrient in the early days can have enormous negative consequences that can, in some instances, last a lifetime. The words of a British group of practitioners eloquently express this most important aspect of infant feeding: (more…)

It will be helpful for you to have some understanding of the terms that are currently being used by practitioners in the field of allergy so that you can understand the medical literature as you search for information on your child’s allergy. Understanding the terms will also pave the way for our discussion of why your child has allergies and what is happening in his or her body when an allergic reaction is occurring. (more…)

Oral allergy syndrome has been most often reported in people who have respiratory allergy (such as hay fever) to specific plant pollens. The pollens most often implicated are produced by :

• Birch and alder trees
• Ragweed (more…)

If someone has allergies, and it is particularly food allergies, does it change his or her quality of life?

The effects of allergic diseases are different compare to many various other diseases. Only a small number of people having allergic disease are ended deadly. Rather, it affects the quality of life for longer period of time. (more…)

How frequently do you drink milk everyday or every week? Feel something strange after you drink your last milk? Perhaps you don’t believe that milk can cause allergies. Milk is one of all around and completes food and this liquid is good for your health. A glass of milk contains a rich diet and good for everyone. There is no way that a glass of milk can cause harm to anyone. However, how if you are allergic to milk products? (more…)