Food Allergy Symptoms, Causes, Types & Homeopathic Treatment
Have you come across any food allergy warnings at restaurants? You've probably heard of peanut-free classrooms and flights. People who have severe food allergies must be cautious about what they consume and what others eat around them. Food allergies are incurable. Researchers, on the other hand, are learning more about how to prevent and treat this condition.
A food allergy is an uncomfortable or, in some circumstances, dangerous immune system reaction to specific foods consumed. It is critical to identify the reason fora foodallergy, just as it is in the case of any other allergy. One can now be allergic to any type of food. However, most persons with food allergies are allergic to certain foods, such as egg, milk, almonds, soy, wheat, peanuts, fish, and shellfish, to mention a few.
What Exactly Is a Food Allergy?
As per a study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), food allergies affect 4% of all individuals.A food allergy arises when the body's immune system perceives a particular meal as hazardous and responds by creating symptoms. This is a reaction to an allergen. Allergens are foods that trigger allergic reactions.
What are the different forms of food allergies?
Any sort of food might cause an allergy. Approximately 90% of all food allergies are caused by eight different foods. These are the foods:
- Eggs
- Milk
- Peanuts
- Shellfish
- Soy
- Nuts from trees
- Wheat
- fish
What factors contribute to food allergies?
As per a study by (NCBI), food allergies are often passed down via families. You are more likely to have a food allergy if you have other allergic disorders, such as hay fever or eczema. If you have asthma, you are also more likely to develop food allergies.
How to identify Food Allergy?
Each time you eat a trigger food, you will have comparable reactions. A healthcare provider may ask you the following questions to make a diagnosis:
- How long does it take for your symptoms to appear?
- What and how much of a particular trigger food do you consume?
- What symptoms do you have and how long do they last?
Symptoms of Food Allergy
The symptoms of any allergy are determined by the kind and type of allergy you have. Sneezing, runny nose, coughing, headache, red itchy eyes, hives or rashes, stomach pains, vomiting, or diarrhea are all common symptoms of food allergies.
In severe situations, the effects can be much worse; even a trace amount of a food item to which one is allergic to, can produce a dangerous or life-threatening reaction known as anaphylactic shock, which causes a quick and possibly fatal drop in blood pressure. The shock can halt the heart or clog or fully close airways, resulting in asphyxia death.
Homeopathy Treatment for Food Allergies
The signs and symptoms of food allergies vary from person to person based on the particular response of their immune systems; homeopathic allergy treatment entails detecting and treating not only the allergy but also the underlying symptoms of the allergy. Considering a food allergy is an immune system reaction to certain foods, homeopathy food allergy treatment focuses on boosting an individual's immune system and overall health; it is also completely natural and free of negative side-effects.
Once the patient is on the mend, homeopathic treatments for allergies can be gradually reduced and discontinued.It does not become habitual, and the body rarely develops resistance to it, allowing it to go to the root of the problem and deliver long-term results.
To battle allergies, Dr Batra's® recently launched Allergone, a non-steroidal, side-effect-free allergy treatment that includes a full allergy test and a homeopathic nebulizer to help you overcome your allergies.
Allergone food allergy test helps to scientifically and accurately determine over 45 food-based allergies in about 35 minutes with a simple and convenient single prick test. It is proven and is backed by the Cambridge nutritional sciences with a focus on IgE-mediated food tolerance.
Our allergy specialists have created several treatment options that combine quick and painless global diagnosis with natural, side-effect-free homeopathy to provide allergy relief. At Dr Batra's®, our homeopathic specialist will design a treatment plan that is tailored to your specific allergy.
