Symptoms of peanut allergy

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Peanut is one of the main allergens causing food allergy in children. The allergens of peanut and other oil crops are relatively strong, which usually cause serious allergic reactions and even lead to fatal shock. So, what are the symptoms of peanut allergy? Let's talk about it.

Symptoms of peanut allergy

Symptom 1: respiratory disease: peanuts contain a lot of protein, some of which belong to allogeneic protein, which can stimulate allergic people. The first reaction of peanut allergy is in the respiratory system. A small amount of peanuts can cause cough, asthma and so on. In particular, those who have asthma will have more severe symptoms if they are allergic to peanuts.

Symptom 2: acute edema disease: peanut allergy is more serious, there will be systemic edema, in the face, throat and other edema is the most serious, which is also the cause of high mortality of peanut allergy, peanut allergy can cause acute throat edema, leading to dyspnea, asphyxia, shock, life-threatening.

Because peanut allergy is a kind of immediate allergic reaction, the onset time is less than half an hour from eating. Although the allergen is easy to identify, it is more dangerous due to the acute onset. Peanut allergy can be triggered by even minimal doses. Allergies are described as severe symptoms, including allergic shock. Special symptoms lead to severe distension, heart failure, dyspnea, circulatory collapse and eventually death.

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If you suspect that you are allergic to peanuts, you can confirm it through an allergy test. During skin testing, the protein is embedded directly under the skin, and if it reacts, it can cause a rash. In addition, we can also know the level of immunoglobulin E in blood by blood test.