Food Allergies
Food allergy is an immune system reaction that occurs soon after eating a certain food.
Food allergies. Symptoms of an allergic reaction may involve the skin the gastrointestinal tract the cardiovascular system and the respiratory tract. In some people a food allergy can cause severe symptoms or even a life threatening reaction known as anaphylaxis. It s not the same as lactose intolerance. Milk allergies have been studied more than any other food allergy.
Although most food allergies cause relatively mild and minor symptoms some food allergies can cause severe reactions and may even. Most of the time it s a problem with. A milk allergy is a reaction to whey or casein the proteins found in cow s milk. Certain seeds including sesame and mustard seeds the main ingredient in the condiment mustard also are common food allergy triggers and considered a major allergen in some countries.
Also there are now genetic tests especially for gluten and. A food allergy is caused by your immune system reacting to the food when it doesn t need to. Some food allergies are very mild and in difficult to diagnose cases a promising new antibody test may help. Each year millions of americans have allergic reactions to food.