A 2007 study has shown that milk allergy may persist longer in life than previously thought. Of 800 children with milk allergy, only 19 percent had outgrown their allergy by age 4, and only 79 percent had outgrown it by age 16.
There is no cure for food allergies.
Even trace amounts of a food allergen can cause a reaction.
Food allergies are life-altering for everyone involved and require constant vigilance.
Although 25 percent of people think they're allergic to certain foods, studies show that about only 6 percent of children and 1 to 2 percent of adults have a food allergy.
Myth Number 5: People with food allergies are allergic to many foods.
Fact: Most people with food allergies are allergic to less than four foods.
Bad reactions to food dyes are rare. They may occur in less than one of 100 children and in less than one of 500 adults.
ood allergy can be fatal if it causes a reaction called "anaphylaxis" (say: anna-phil-ax-iss). This reaction makes it hard for a person to breathe.
In fact you can develop food intolerance to almost any food. Commonly eaten foods such as milk are most likely to cause problems, but you can also be intolerant to a food you only eat occasionally.
Some people are intolerant to ten or more foods.
Even a tiny trace of the offending food can cause a severe reaction by the immune system.
In fact, most people who are food-intolerant to get over the problem eventually, as long as they avoid the food for a time.
common food allergy symptoms
Babies:
- chronic diarrhoea
- abdominal distension
- poor feeding
- poor weight gain
- muscle wasting.
Children:
- chronic diarrhoea or constipation
- vomiting
- poor weight gain or growth
- poor feeding
- irritability
- muscle wasting.
Adults:
- chronic diarrhea
- weight loss
- anaemia
- weakness
- fatigue
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