FOOD ALLERGIES
When you eat a certain kind of food(which you may be taking whole your life);which causes “adverse reactions like “Itching all over;Hives;Asthma;Fever;Loose motions etc.;it is known as ALLERGIC REACTIONS due to that food.Some people can get Eczema; Asthma and even Anaphylctic reactions and death.
Allergies can attack at any age.About 33% children suffer from “food allergy” and 10% adults suffer in form of Eczema;Migraine;and Hay fever!
Day by day more and more rare cases of allergies are seen in practice.People complain that they have been eating these kind of food regularly in the past;but why allegy this time?A question is difficult to answere.But most notorious food which can cause allergies are as follows-
1)MILK—Milk and milk products like butter;cheese;paneer(cottage cheese);ICE-
CREAM;Yoghurt also can cause allergy in the form of
“Migraine;Constipation;Diarrhoea;(Wind;Colic in babies)
2)EGGS—In my practice(for losing weight) I always advise “white of egg”but
unfortunately this white can cause allergy in form of “Rashes;Swelling and
Stomache.It can even aggravate Eczema;Asthma!
3)FISH —Any fish(particularly Indian “Bangda”and in western countries Cod:Salmon;
and in general Lobsters;Prawn;Crab) can cause Migraine;Nausea;Skin
rashes;Stomach upset.
4)NUTSPeanuts;Walnuts;Cashews!These can
cause‘Rashes;Swelling;Asthma;Eczema;in some ANAPHYLACTIC
shock;even DEATH!
5)GLUTEN—Bread;Biscuits;Barley;beer etc. can cause “Migraine;Loose Motions and
weight loss.
6)SOYA- All soya products are very well known to cause Constipation;Headache;and
sometimes loose motions.Hyper-acidity is also commonest!
7)STORED:TINNED:PACKED:BOTTLED FOOD-These are very bad for health.
This is just compromise if you donot or cannot afford to buy fresh food!Benzoic acid;Citrides;Tartrazine;Couloring agents are very bad to health nd can cause very UNUSUAL ALLERGIC REACTIONS;i.e.Unusual behavioural changes;Over active child;unexplained vomiting.
Here I am ending my own views in food allergy.
Next time I will give all details how to avoid allergic reactions caused by food!
Dr.Shafique Pathan.
MBBS;(BOM); MRCP; FRSH(Eng.)DCCP
Physician;Diet and Obesity Consultant.