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. Quality of life includes factors such as health condition, financial situation, job security, living standards, family and close friends, and spiritual satisfaction. On health-related quality of life (HRQL) is identified as the perception of individuals on the disease and how he or she going for treatment of the diseases. There are several areas that involved like aspects of physical, mental and social well-being.
One recent research in the United Kingdom regarding the admissions and approval of discharges with primary diagnosis of food allergy anaphylaxis have shown that there is a significant increase in anaphylaxis in the last ten years. Approximately one third of cases are caused by food related induced anaphylaxis. It should be mentioned that quite a few cases of anaphylaxis are being treated by accident and emergency services. This caused the consequences of not managed in admission, hence the exact figure of this research may be have lack of substantial underestimate figure.
The risk of death due to food allergy anaphylaxis related accident is small in kids, about 1 in 80.000 occurrences from last year. The risk was highest in the age group from 10 to15 years compare to kids under ten years. There is an interesting found that more people are having food allergies and asthma at the same time compare to only have food allergies. Avoidance of anaphylaxis related to food requires full recognition and avoidance of allergens food in question.
