Food allergy symptoms?

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Food allergy refers to the fact that some substances in food enter the body and are regarded as the invading pathogen by the immune system in the body, resulting in immune reaction and adverse effects on the human body. Food allergy in infants is mainly related to the structural variation and functional retardation of a certain protein in infants. Food allergy symptoms? Let's talk about it

Food allergy symptoms?

After ingestion of allergen, the patient felt numb mouth and itchy throat, which was the lightest manifestation; Severe patients will have rashes and skin swelling; The most serious can cause anaphylactic shock, acute asthma, laryngeal edema and other reactions that can kill people.

Patients with unknown allergens often "no reason" to rash, swelling, throat tight, and even syncope. Skin symptoms: skin congestion, eczema, pruritus, urticaria, vascular edema. These symptoms are most likely to appear in the face, neck, ears and other parts.

Gastrointestinal symptoms: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, mucus like or watery stool, and allergic gastritis, enteritis, celiac diarrhea, etc. Delayed onset usually occurs a few hours or days after eating, the symptoms are relatively mild.

matters needing attention

Once the allergen is determined, it should be strictly avoided to eat again. If the food is excluded from the food, there will be no allergic reaction. For example, people who are allergic to grains containing gluten protein should fast whole grains for life and eat grains without gluten protein. For example, people who are allergic to milk, eggs, bananas, etc., can reduce the incidence of allergy by heating. Non thermal processing, such as germination, fermentation, high pressure, grinding, soaking and shelling, is also a good way to reduce or process non allergic food.