Understanding Food Allergy

Food allergy is a condition when your body identifies a harmless food item as potentially dangerous and reacts adversely to it.
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Food allergy is an immune system reaction that occurs soon after eating a certain food.

Causes
The most common causes of food allergy are milk, egg, peanut, soy, wheat, fish, tree nuts, or shellfish. These eight foods are responsible for 90% of all food allergic reactions.
Food allergy symptoms usually develop within a few minutes to two hours after eating the offending food.

Symptoms:
Vomiting
Hives
Shortness of breath
Wheezing
Repetitive cough
Trouble swallowing
Swelling of the tongue
Pale or blue coloring of the skin
Dizziness or feeling faint

Prevention Tips:
The best way to prevent an allergic reaction is to avoid foods that cause symptoms.
Food and drink labels should also be read very carefully.

If you see any of the symptoms of food allergy, speak to your doctor today.
The doctor will consider your family history, medical history, symptoms, and may recommend the following tests to make a diagnosis:
Blood test
Skin test

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*TimeStamps*
0:00 Introduction to Food Allergy
0:13 Causes of Food Allergy
0:35 Symptoms of Food Allergy
1:08 Prevention of Food Allergy
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