Food allergies are a very common
thing in children especially these days, any food can cause an allergy and it
is not necessary for the parent and child to have common allergies at
times it is seen some children have allergies with certain foods and their
parents are ok with those foods.
The substance or the element that causes allergic reactions in food products is
known as "allergen".
Protein is a very common allergen in many people.
The most common protein allergies are-
1. Eggs
2. Fish as well as shell fish that includes shrimp, mussels, crabs, lobsters
and clams
3. Milk
4. Nuts like hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds and Brazilian nuts all there nuts grow
on trees.
5 Soya
6. Wheat
In children you will see they are foremost allergic to peanuts, milk, Soya,
shellfish. Most children do not have allergic reactions forever, most of the
times it is seen that they all off a sudden stop being allergic to these foods
as they are growing up. Usually food intolerance solves faster, it is allergy
that takes time.
The difference between food intolerance and allergy is that allergies are more
severe and can affect all the body parts where as food intolerance are not so
severe and will affect the stomach mainly.
Given below are some food allergies that affect children as well as elders
1. Cereal allergy- very common form
of allergy affects both adults and children, most commonly oats cereals are
known to be allergic to plenty.
2. Coconut allergy- uncommon earlier but common now this allergy can be
very severe and cause heinous illness. It is seen people with low tolerance to
milk or nuts end up with coconut allergies more often.
3. Coeliac disease- gluten intolerance is now become very common; in fact in
the last 3 to 4 years only in USA alone they have diagnosed nearly every 3rd
person having gluten intolerance. This allergy is hereditary and can pass on
from one generation to the other. Gluten allergy can even formulate late
in life it need not be an allergy of childhood.
4. Egg allergies again very common but we have seen many children come out of
this allergy as they grow up, a person who has an egg allergy is very inclined
to be allergic to other protein products too like chicken, soy, quail even
turkey.
5. Fish allergy is common in children in some it continues for ever in some it
can even die down, but those who are allergic to shell fish in particular will
have this allergy for a very long time.
6. Fruits and vegetable allergies very uncommon but it does happen, many times
children can have an allergy to certain fruits and most likely the fruit is the
berry family. Even vegetables we have seen and heard cases of some kids being
allergic to certain vegetables, most likely these vegetables are root veggies.
5. Lactose intolerance is a very common allergy, though this does disappear
once the child grows.
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