Childhood Maladies
Food Allergies Can Be Common in Children
Childhood Maladies – Food allergies are so common in children that there are approx. 2 million children suffering from them in the US alone.
In some cases, these allergies can be life threatening even if the food is ingested in small amounts. At the top of the list are peanuts! Next are eggs, soy, milk, wheat, seafood and other kinds of nuts.
These food allergies can occur when the immune system becomes confused. Your immune systems are supposed to protect your body from germs, viruses, bacteria and illness, but in the case of allergies the immune system mistakes the food for something harmful and then takes action to fight off what it perceives to be the offending substance.
Allergic Reactions
If the immune system detects an allergic substance, the antibodies kick in to produce mast cells. These are a kind of immune system cell, which release chemicals, such as histamine, into the bloodstream. These chemicals can affect the respiratory and digestive system, eyes, nose, throat, and skin.
In many cases the first symptoms may be a runny nose, tingling sensation in the lips or tongue, or itchy skin rash such as hives.
The allergic reaction may be mild to severe and can vary with each person. Sometimes the symptoms will appear right after the food is eaten or it may take a few hours.
Other allergy symptoms are coughing, wheezing, nausea, hoarseness, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, or a tightening of the throat.
Some allergic reactions can be quite severe and may cause something known as anaphylaxis. If this happens, they may experience many things at once and can affect their heart, digestion, breathing or skin.
Their blood pressure could drop quite rapidly, breathing tubes swell as well as the tongue. In a case such as this the patient should be prepared to with some medication on hand to combat the allergic reaction as it could be life threatening.
In many cases it’s quite easy to determine the cause of the food allergy, such as when a child breaks out in hives immediately after eating a certain food.
Other times it may be more difficult to pinpoint the food allergy and they may need to run tests or observe any reactions from certain foods.
In cases such as lactose intolerance the child may suffer from diarrhea and stomach pain, but this doesn’t mean they are allergic to milk. Lactose intolerance is a result of the body being unable to properly breakdown the sugars found in milk and other dairy products.
Foods That Can Cause Allergic Reaction
Normally if a child is allergic to milk and eggs, they will outgrow them as they get older. However other allergies such as those related to shrimps, shellfish, or peanuts may last their whole lives. The best way to avoid allergic reactions is for the allergic person to stay away from foods known to cause it.
Regards, Coyalita
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