Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Allergies What Happens? What Kinds?
Allergies can start at any time. I am from a family of allergic people. In particular, food allergies have played a major role in my life. At three, I happily ate peanuts, eggs and many other foods. At four, I went into anaphylactic shock from eating a nut. Since then I have found out through experience I am allergic to eggs, mustard, shellfish, sesame and nuts. Each allergy has a unique reaction. For example, nuts cause anaphylaxis which is a swelling of the throat that causes one not to be able to breathe.
Having lived with food allergies most of my life the goal of this blog is to educate people who are struggling with allergies by providing recipes, information about restaurants and ways to make life easier. It is also a goal of this blog to educate people who don’t understand how devastating an allergic reaction can be. If you come from a place where you have never seen a severe allergic reaction you may not believe it is possible. But it is. If someone tells you they have an allergy to any food. PAY ATTENTION. It could be a matter of life and death.
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This is a very interesting topic. I have minor food allergies such as itching of the throat due to eating fruits such as apples, peaches, and pears. I have been told that this is strictly due to the skins of the fruit. That being said, I am also interested in a food allergy that seems to be getting more and more recognition: gluten. It seems that more and more people these days claim to have a "gluten allergy". What are your thoughts on this? Is this more of a health trend or are more people becoming allergic to gluten?
ReplyDeleteI have heard throat itching is called an oral allergy and although the symptoms are just uncomfortable not life threatening it is a real allergy and should be treated as such. Also, if you have pollen allergies it could be related to that.
ReplyDeleteAs far as gluten goes I do believe there are a number of people who have gluten allergies and that there are varying degrees of them. A few people I know have eliminated gluten and feel much better for it. Others seems to do it as a fad and not allergy
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