Food Allergies in daily Life

                   Look before you eat - Food Allergies can range from common (Lactose,walnut,peanut..)to rare (sesame seeds and yeast).Lakhs of people in the world battle over food allergies & intolerance on an daily basis. Nuts(walnuts, peanuts, Brazil nuts,etc.) Lactose,gluten,shell fish & eggs are some of the allergents which may cause allergy for  some people.

      Some people may be allergic to seasame seeds on the bun. People may even be allergic to beer and bread(yeast) and bubble gum.Most allergies manifest themselves on the skin as utricaria(hives) and wheals. These are easily treatable allergies.

                       Some suffer severe gastroenterlogical issues such as vomiting ,diarrhoea and stomach cramps, among others. Other chokes and see their tongues swell up.These allergies are more serious in nature & may be life threatening at times. Such patients may carry an epinephrine autoinjector to deal with a sudden attack.

Identify the Problem:

           How does one tackle an food allergy? Firstly it's important to differentiate between an allergy & intolerance. Allergy is immune related  and is usually congenital, intolerence is non-immune related and picked up along the way.

                   Blood test cannot always determine what is wrong. "Keep talking with your doctor, that could give subtle clues that will help in treatment.This could help you end patients through in numerable test for a specific allergens or through an inconvenient colonoscopy.

            Life style & awarenss are the growing factors responsible for the allergy and intolerance. So, people should take precautions for some food allegies.Maintain your diet chart and find out what triggers the reaction.What does a person then eat to stay healthy? There are other options, be innovative & look at substitutes instead of skipping a particular ingredient altogether.

             When faced with a food allergy, people are scared and tend to ignore an entire food. But, you need a balanced diet. So consult a dietician,so that you could get nourished even after avoiding allergy causing foods.

          Incase of intolerance, once the reaction causing item is identified, it should be re-introduced in the diet once in a while to see if the system has learnt to re-accept it or not.

Make Life easier:

•  Is it an allergy or intolerance? Talk freely to your doctor to help in diagnosis.
•  Maintain a diet chart. Go through a process of careful elimination to identify the cause of allergy.
•   Don't blindly avsuoid foods.Work out a diet in consult with an Dietician.
•   Develop the habit of reading labels on food products.