The season of allergy to pollen that fill the air of cities and the countryside at the beginning of spring begins to be felt. However, many also suffer from allergies Italian type food, which does not have seasonality. Common foods such as cow’s milk, eggs or fish, but also nuts, fruits, legumes and cereal foods may be prohibited for many people who suffer from “adverse reactions”, rejection, occurring in allergies or food intolerances.

Symptoms of food allergies are similar to those caused by pollen. Are common to both phenomena redness allergic itchy skin, eczema, rashes or swelling, hives, rashes and boils, dermatitis. But also irritation of the lips and mouth, the oral allergy syndrome, respiratory problems (rhinitis, conjunctivitis, asthma) or gastrointestinal problems like nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

The steps to diagnose such diseases have been explained by prof. Giampiero Patriarca, director of the Department of Allergology of the Policlinico of Rome A. Twins during a conference. The symptoms must be confirmed by a series of clinical tests. The skin prick tests, prick tests, skin tests are being carried out first: the skin is cut a small notch on which it is poured a drop of extract, the allergen. Any irritation of the skin is an early sign of allergy. The test can be confirmed directly using fresh food instead of the extract, called the test “prick by prick.” Research in the blood of antibodies against the food and ingestion, under medical supervision, the suspect confirm the diagnosis.

The first treatment of food allergy is excluded from the diet of the food to which the person is allergic. Some medications can also be useful to calm the manifestation of allergy. In some cases, increasing doses of ingesting food to which you are allergic to reaccustom the body can not consider his presence and more dangerous. It is the specific desensitization therapy orally.

The majority of adverse reactions to foods are, however, forms of intolerance: the food is not digested and assimilated by the body educational purposes because they do not produce proteins that degrade, digestive enzymes, or because the presence of bacteria prevents there ‘absorption. The problems associated with allergies are different from those of allergy and include difficulty digesting, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. The exclusion of food from the diet is the remedy of choice for intolerance. In some cases the “specific oral desensitization therapy” can have a good effect.

Experts also point to the risk of anaphylactic shock, a sudden inflammatory event, caused by allergens, which is not limited to the body but affects the whole body, endangering the lives of people. For this reason, it is important that people allergic remain under medical supervision.

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