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Food allergies What you can do to protect yourself from them

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Food allergies What you can do to protect yourself from them

Food allergies are detected in every age group, but they are most common in children (68%). The sudden increase in immune system dysfunction may be due to an imbalance of gut microbiota. Is there a way to prevent it? Can allergies be cured? Currently, the problem of food allergic reactions affects about 10% of the population. They are most often diagnosed with allergies to milk and dairy products.

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1. What is food allergy definition, distribution, symptoms and causes

This may be due, inter alia, to excessive hygiene and to life in a very sterile environment, where less contact with parasites, bacteria and fungi causes the body to not be sufficiently stimulated and reacts too strongly to potentially harmless stimuli. Two types of allergies are distinguished: IgE-dependent and IgE -dependant. IgE allergy symptoms usually occur immediately (minimum of a few minutes to a maximum of 2 hours) after exposure, even if there is a trace of its microbial activity.

2. The distribution of food allergies

Depending on the type of allergen: of plant origin, animal origin. Symptoms of food allergy usually appear immediately, including skin symptoms: itching, redness of the skin, eczema, nausea, swelling, atopic dermatitis; gastrointestinal symptoms: abdominal pain, stomach pain, nausade, vomiting, diarrhoea, bleeding from the digestive tract. respiratory symptoms: asthma, allergy-dependent disorders, cataract, dry cough, heart disease;  other symptoms: early onset of allergies, early diagnosis, early stages of asthma and asthma;  symptoms that lead to severe respiratory problems such as asthma or asthma.  symptoms that can lead to sudden, severe, severe and sudden death, even in the first stage of life, such as an asthma attack, asthma attacks, and other symptoms that may lead to an allergic reaction from the nose to the nose, as well as symptoms of an asthmatic disease. 

3. Factors that increase the risk of food allergies

In the United States and other Western countries, children undergo about 1020 antibiotic treatments before the age of 18 years, and a short 5-day therapy can destroy 30% of food allergies, which disturbs balance. Additionally, a significant role in preventing allergies is played by more exposure to potentially infectious factors (lack of excess or excess) in the family. In the US and other western countries, less exposure to antibiotics is also shown by children who are allergic to acetic acid, and in the early stages of pregnancy and early childhood therapy may lead to an increased risk of allergic reactions to food allergy.

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Studies conducted by Wahna U. I. et al. have shown that prebiotics used by pregnant and breastfeeding women are more common in men than in women and in adults than in children. Elimination of food allergens is the most important method of preventing allergic reactions to these products. There are reports, among others, in the publication Bouchaud G. I., of the beneficial effects of prebiotic medicines used by women who are pregnant or breast-feeding to reduce the risk of morbidity of the offspring.

5. Elimination diets in the fight against food allergies

In the case of IgE-dependent allergies, skin tests or blood IgE antibody tests are most commonly performed. However, it should be emphasized that the decision on the validity of removing specific ingredients from the diet should always be made by a doctor. In IgE allergy, it is necessary to exclude allergenic products as well as products containing trace amounts of their own allergen. In case of a plant allergy there may be a cross-reaction with a food allergen (e.g. if a person with an allergy to this food allergy should not be dependent on apples, peaches, carrots, marshmallows, food allergens or other allergen-related products).

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