studiz - Study : Food Allergy Author

studiz - Study : Food Allergy Author

Not a few people who avoid certain foods, in general, seafood or dairy cow, for fear of experiencing food allergic disorders.

Food allergy is an allergic reaction caused by the foods we consume contain substances that can cause allergies or known allergens. This happens because our immune systems reject the presence of allergens that are considered as a foreign object that threatens.

In Indonesia, five major trigger food allergies, especially in children are a group of crustaceans (crabs, shrimp), nuts, seafood, eggs, and dairy cows.

Food allergy is more common in children than adults. Research shows 20 percent year-old children have experienced food allergy. "This happens because the child's intestinal system is not perfect maturity," said dr.Zakiudin Munasir, Sp.A (K), an expert in allergic children.

Allergic reactions can occur in a variety of symptoms that vary. Ranging from itching in the mouth, tongue, or lip swelling, to shortness of breath, diarrhea, and rash occur in the skin. These symptoms can comes up in minutes to two hours after eating certain foods that people suspected of being trigger allergies.

In infants and children, allergies occur due to genetic factors or descent. In addition to environmental factors also play a role. "Provision of supplementary food breast milk too early, ie before the child aged less than three months, or it's too late, ie more than six months will also increase the risk of allergies," explained dr.Zaki.

How to overcome : best way to avoid foods that trigger food allergies. For example, only give milk during the first six months of age infants. "Children who have allergies talent from her parents should be careful in giving a particular food," he said.

Knowing with certainty the cause of allergies is not easy. But we can also record one by one the food you eat and note if there are allergic symptoms that arise. In this way, in the end we can identify which foods are so trigger allergies.

source : id.news.yahoo.com