To eat or not to eat? Food allergy and solutions

But what about that nut cake… and so many other foods?

Vannak ételek, amikre az allergiás betegek immunrendszere úgy reagál, mintha az valamiért káros lenne a számukra. Ha az adott étel, tápanyag a szervezetbe kerül, túlérzékenységi reakció occurs, histamine and many other mediators are released, which cause vasodilation and increased vascular permeability, i.e., interstitial edema and swelling of the skin, usually accompanied by itching. On the other hand, the allergy itself can develop over a long period of time and manifest itself in several ways: with diarrhea, stomach complaints, hives, other skin symptoms, etc., but typical symptoms can also be dizziness, nausea, headache, and isolated swelling of the lips and eyes. Complaints often appear only in attacks and come back again and again, but it is important to emphasize that this disease occurs more often among those who have allergic patients among their relatives.

Vannak jellemzőbb élelmiszerek, úgynevezett mediators, unpleasant reactions to these occur more widely, such as milk, eggs, fish, crabs, shellfish, nuts, hazelnuts, chocolate, tomatoes, honey, soy, strawberries, kiwi, but it is also not uncommon that certain preservatives, flavors, symptoms appear after the dye enters the body.

What's next?

However, if you have the right knowledge, you can learn to live with both, and thus the symptoms can be avoided and excluded from the patient's life, since you will know which foods and nutrients you should not introduce into your body. If for some reason this still happens, for example, the list of ingredients on a product's packaging is incomplete - which must be carefully studied for this very reason - it can of course have unpleasant consequences in the case of intolerance, but in the case of an allergy it requires immediate action: taking an antihistamine medicine or giving an injection , urgently seek medical help, since if the situation worsens, it can even be fatal.

Bármilyen kérdésed, panaszod van, segítünk a kivizsgálásban, kezelésben, hiszen nálunk is kérhető allergiavizsgálat – jobb tisztában lenni testünk reakcióival, hogy elkerüljük a nem várt következményeket. Make an appointment!