Food allergy
Allergy is the hypersensitivity or
abnormal reaction of the body’s
immune system in response to
exposure to a specific substance
Caused by food, drugs, mites, dust
and insect venom
It is adverse immune response to
consumption of food specially
protein
Some protein not digested and
tagged by an antibody
immunoglobulin E
They tag protein as harmful
Symptoms
Excessive activity of certain
white blood cell called mast
cell and basophiles by IgE
Caused sneezing, runny nose,
itching, burning and swelling
around mouth, rashes and
difficulty in breathing
Severe allergic reactions are
eczema, hives and hay fever
Occurrence
It is occurred mistakenly when
immune system indentify food as
harmful
Immune system release antibodies
known as IgE to fight allergen
An allergic reaction caused by
eating specific food
“Food dependent exercise induced
anaphylaxis” caused by exercise
Causes
Food allergy is over reaction by
consuming specific food components
Egg allergy caused by egg yolk and white
that contain 4 types of protein such as
ovomucoid, ovalbumin, ovotransferrin and
lysozyme
Peanut allergen are 7 S seed storage
globulin, 11 S seed storage globulin and 2
S albumin
Milk allergen are casein and whey protein
Soy allergen are 7 S seed storage globulin,
11 S seed storage globulin and inactive
papain related thiol protease
Prevention
Avoid from consumption of
particular food
Medication may prevent and
minimize
Diagnosis
Skin prick test
Easy and provide result within
minutes
In this test suspected allergen
pricked top layer of skin
Allergy to particular allergen
visible within minute by swelling
and reddening of skin
Cont..
Blood test
RAST test ( radioallergosorbent test)
It detect the presence of IgE
antibodies to a particular allergen
By this test hundred types of allergen
can be screened
Food intolerance
Food intolerance caused by chemical
reaction
Food additives, preservatives, coloring
and flavoring and some organic
chemicals are behind the food
intolerance
Often result by absence of specific
chemicals and enzymes
Which needed for digestion
symptoms
It is related to amount of food consumed
Nervousness, tremor, sweating, rapid
breathing, diarrhea, burning sensation on
skin and tightness across the face and
chest
Benzoates and salicylates are present in
food are capable of food intolerance
Dairy products, chocolates, citrus fruit,
tomatoes and food additives
Deficiency of digestive enzymes
Occurrence
Lactose intolerance
Body unable to digest lactose sugar
present in milk and milk products
Lactase enzyme responsible for
breakdown of lactose into glucose and
galactose
Symptoms appear in 30 minutes to 2
hours
Symptoms
Cont..
Gluten intolerance
Also known as celiac disease
Not curable and damaging the
small intestine and causing poor
absorption of vitamins
Prevent by using low gluten
products
Symptoms are constipation,
diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating,
fatigue, joint pain and weight loss
Blood test and stool fat test
Symptoms
Cont..
Fructose intolerance
It is caused by enzyme deficiency
initially misdiagnosed as “irritable
bowel syndrome”
If not treated properly caused kidney
and liver damage extremely
Fructose free diet used life time
Another inability is fructose
malabsorption
Diagnosis
It is diagnosis by hydrogen breath
testing
Individual drink small cup of
fructose mixture
After short time patient breath into
breath analyser machine testing the
fluctuation of hydrogen levels
Diarrhea
Chronic
Gas fatigue
Symptoms
Bloatin Nausea
g of fructose
intolerance
Vomiting