A food allergy is any adverse reaction to harmless food or food component that involves the body’s immune system (Anderson, J.A. et al., 1994). The term “food hypersensitivity” is referred to any pathological related to food ingestion which mainly divided into “food intolerance” and food allergy” according to molecular mechanism of action (Johansson, S.G.O., Hourihane, J.O.B., Bousquet, J. et al., 2001). There are several different types of adverse reaction involve immune system which helps the body to resist disease. Allergy reaction involve three component such as food allergen, immunoglobin E (IgE) and mast cells also basophils (Lemke, PJ., Taylor, S.L., Kotsonis, F.N. et al., 1994). Food allergen is part of food that stimulates the immune system and the most of food allergen is proteins (Taylor, S.L., Hefle, S.L., Munoz-Furlong et al., 1999). Food allergic’s person have higher number of IgE which is antibody in immune system. When there is allergic reaction, immune system is stimulated by food allergens to make IgE specific to that food. Millions IgE antibodies is then circulated in the blood and binds to blood cells called basophils and then enter the body tissue where they bind to mast cells. They are specialized cell of immune system that plays roles in producing allergic reaction. Basophils are phagocytic white blood cell that engulf and absorb foreign substance in blood stream. Mast cell commonly found in tissue that comes in contact with environment such as skin, lungs and gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). Basophils and mast cell produces and store mediators such as histamine and prostaglandins (Taylor, S.L., Hefle, S.L., Gauger, B.J. et al., 2000). Although allergic reaction can occur to any food, most reaction is cau... ... middle of paper ... ...ergies often have histories of respiratory allergies such as allergic nasal symptoms or asthma. Although there are many reasons to promote breastfeeding during early month of life, it is effectively in preventing food allergy in infant. A mother’s diet during pregnancy does not cause food allergy in her infant. Most studies show the maternal diet during pregnancy has little influence on sensitization on the infant to foods (Kjellman, NIM., Bjorksten, B., Sampson, H.A. et al., 2000). Food allergens consumed by lactating mothers have been found in minute quantities in breast milk (Caffarelli, C., Cavagni, G., Bertolini, P. et al., 1988). As a conclusion, most food allergy reactions are not life threatening. Most allergic reactions to food are relatively mild. But a small percentage of food allergic individual who have severe reactions that can be life threatening.
First, “What are food allergies”? , food allergies are when the body overreacts and become highly sensitive to
...n potential death. What the FDA should do is support funding for more advertising, encouraging all citizens to be more aware with the potentially hazardous products they consume. I’m sure if people without food allergies were more aware of the potential harm their daily snack could cause to someone else, they would start to use a lot more caution.
Anaphylaxis shock occurs when someone who is sensitive to a substance they are exposed to which results in constricted airway and possible inability to breathe. Parents with children that experience any form of allergic reaction most notify the day care provider so appropriate precautionary steps are taken to maintain a safe health environment for these children. As allergy conditions have slowly increased within our society day care providers have taken more aggressive action to protect these children by extending a “peanut free environment” within the school setting. The percentage of children who experience their first allergic reaction outside the home has increased by 77% over past years daycare providers need to be trained and prepared to handle all types of allergic reaction situations. Steps that a provider and parent should take are as follows: 1. Food allergy action plan, 2. Inform all staff, 3. Post child’s name and allergy,
Following my first sip of milk at the age of one, with the resulting hives and coughing that ensued, I involuntarily joined the community of fifteen million Americans afflicted by food allergies. Living everyday with additional allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish has, out of necessity, sharpened my compulsiveness with ingredients and food preparation, but furthermore has spurred me to intervene on behalf of fellow members in this emerging epidemic. The Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) national organization has been a source of education and support in my own life, and subsequently has aided my efforts to raise awareness among peers, and to nurture my advocacy involvement. Selected as a member of FARE’s Teen Advisory
What exactly are food allergies? Food allergies essentially occur as a result of the immune system attacking a mistaken food protein or an allergen. When this attack on the foo...
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Food allergy or hypersensitivity refers to the abnormal allergic reaction of the body’s immune system to a usually harmless food such as milk, eggs, peanuts, and fish. Food allergens that cause allergic reactions are usually proteins and this can cause adverse effects even if cooked or have been digested. Dairy allergens include milk and milk proteins that are found in cows, sheep, goat, and other grazing mammals that produce milk. Milk allergy symptoms may differ from person to person and it sometimes occur a few minutes to a few hours after ingestion. Principal symptoms are mostly respiratory, gastrointestinal and dermatological. After consuming milk, some symptoms may immediately surface like hives, vomiting and wheezing. In some cases, signs and symptoms may take longer period of time to develop such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, itchy skin rash and loose stools, which may contain blood. For babies, colic also surfaces much longer than most symptoms thus parents should be more alert for signs of milk allergy. Rarely, milk allergies can trigger anaphylaxis, which is a severe reaction that can be life-threatening. It is best to consult your doctor even if there is only mild reaction. This is to avoid potentially worse reaction in the future and also to know the steps in avoiding its recurrence.
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When you ingest milk, your immune system recognizes certain proteins in the milk as dangerous. This makes the immune system set off the production of immunoglobulin lE, also known as lg E, antibodies to balance the protein (allergen.) The next time you come in contact with these proteins, the lg E antibodies recognize them and send a signal to your immune system to release histamine (and other chemicals) causing a variety of allergic signs and symptoms. You then establish allergies that affect you when you consume
Imagine going to a cafeteria and ordering food. As you take a bite into your meal, you notice a strange tingling in your throat. A rash forms on your skin. Nothing seems to concern you. As you continue eating, breathing becomes increasingly difficult. Your throat has swelled up. You panic and grab your epinephrine autoinjector and inject yourself. If you were too late, your body would've gone into shock and could have even died. Instead, you return to normal and realized the food you ate contained an allergen you were sensitive to. This slight mistake could have ended your life if you did not have your epipen. This reaction is common to people who have allergies. Perhaps only a rash would occur or just a slight swelling of the throat. Allergenic reactions are on the rise. What causes allergies and why have so many people been diagnosed with allergies? The basic answer is insufficient training of the immune system. What is thought to be insufficient training? Prior to this rise in allergies and life in the 21st and 20th century, cleanliness was not the main issue towards allergies. Society did not have the hypercleanliness attitude that it does today. Children played outdoors, became dirty, and antiseptic products were not rampant in households. Life seemed more natural than it does today. Today, society appreciates the advances in technology for the household well being and the individual well being. Hand sanitizers took the place of soaps, antibiotics took the reign in place of a natural immune response. This shift towards technology and advances has put a damper on our immune system and it's capabilities of fighting antigen. The preferred training of the immune system during adolescence has shifted from the T-helper 1 response...
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In the United States, over three million people are diagnosed with food allergies every year, and over 50 million people have an allergy to some type of food. This number includes one in every 13 children. Most people are born with their allergies; however, allergies can develop at any age, and that is what happened to me. I developed an allergy when I was 14 years old. It was then that some troubling and deleterious side effects started happening to me. When people develop food allergies, their immune systems overreact to normally harmless food proteins. (foodallergy.org). These attacks can affect people in a multitude of ways; they can cause hives, difficulty in breathing, stomach aches, and many more symptoms.
There are many allergic reactions that come with food allergies. The main one is called anaphylaxis. This fatal reaction is a violent allergic reaction that occurs thought the body causing nausea, vomiting, swelling, chest pain, choking and collapse.
Human race is known to have developed numerous allergies to various known and unknown allergens. An extreme allergic reaction which can be “life-threatening”. (Mydr.com.au, 2014) is referred to as Anaphylaxis.It is a “medical emergency”(Lloyd & Sisman,2013).Statistics indicate that maximum deaths occur due to allergic reactions of various medicines. The other causative agents can be insects, food, latex, hair dye, etc(Lloyd & Sisman,2013). The most common trigger to stimulate anaphylaxis among children are food products such as peanuts, dairy, seafood etc. Exposure to any of these allergens can result in severe anaphylactic attack within 20 minutes.(Australian Resuscitation council, 2012).However the doctors discuss the history of symptoms occurring in children suffering with peanut allergy before declaring them to be anaphylactic and prescribing medication. (Unknown, 2014). Symptoms of anaphylaxis may occur in varied forms depending upon the severty of the reaction. For instance in mild cases swelling of lips, eyes or face occurs along with hives, rash, tingling of mouth and vomitting accompanied with abdominal pain. Nevertheless in extreme conditions the former symptoms may be accompanied with noisy breathing, wheezing, hoarseness and unconsciousness. (Lloyd & Sisman,2013).
Patients who usually have allergies suffer from many symptoms due to the allergic reaction(s). Normally, your immune system protects you against invading agents such as bacteria and viruses. Otherwise harmless allergens (allergy-producing substances) cause your body to react as if they were dangerous invaders. In effect, your immune system is responding to a false alarm.