These are various foods that could create allergies in us
Posted on: 01/May/2018 10:16:18 AM
We all love eating different types of food and there are so many varieties of foods available now around us. It is shocking to know that certain foods create allergy in us and these foods must not be consumed by us. Allergy happens when our body’s immune system reacts unsuitably on consuming certain food products. Our body starts to create immunoglobulin E antibodies and this happens when the food is treated as harmful by our body’s immune system.
It is important to note that there are certain factors that could increase the chances of food allergies in us.
If our family members have hay fever, asthma, eczema etc then the chances of food allergy in us is more. Sometimes if we have allergy to certain foods then we might have greater risk of getting allergic to other foods also.
There are certain foods that could cause allergies and they are
Allergy due to milk consumption - During childhood the most common food allergy is milk allergy and presence of whey and protein in milk are responsible for this milk allergy. When compared to adults kids are more prone to this milk allergy.
Allergy due to eggs consumption - This allergy due to egg consumption is present more in the children and as per the date it is said that 2 % of the kids suffer from egg allergy. There are many proteins in the whites of eggs and these proteins play their part in creating allergies.
Allergy due to wheat consumption - Various classes of wheat proteins like albumin, globulin and gluten create allergy in us. These wheat proteins are present in many foods like cakes, bread, pasta, ice cream, food starch etc.
Allergy due to peanuts - Allergy towards peanuts could become serious in the children. So proper reading of the labels must be done before we buy any packed food as it might have peanut proteins.
Allergy due to shellfish intake - It is clear that people consume many types of shellfishes and this could lead to allergy in them. Few examples are crabs, prawns, lobsters, shrimps etc. This allergy is present mostly in adults. Anaphylaxis symptoms could be possible due to this allergy.
Allergy due to sesame intake - This is also one important type of food allergy that happens in us. Sesame is highly used ingredient in many cuisines all over is known. In the last two decades the allergy due to consumption of sesame has increased.
