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The doctor will first determine the existence of an adverse reaction to a food based on detailed medical history.

Then ask the completion of a test to observe the amount of allergen in the blood and skin tests as “prick test” which consists in establishing contact with the allergen skin with a needle, make a small scratch to penetrate in the outermost layer of the skin and cause a reaction if the child is sensitized, or patches with allergen extracts prepared, they keep in contact with the skin 72 hours, and then observe and quantify the reaction.

Once detected the source of the allergy, elimination diet is the first treatment applied which must establish the strictest possible way, but raises questions of compliance, nutritional or psychological.

Drug treatment is symptomatic with antihistamines, beta adrenergic and Corticosteroids.

In cases of severe immediate reactions to be administered epinephrine and other resuscitative measures.

When it comes to infants allergic to cow’s milk formulas are used based alternative protein sources such as soy or cow’s milk hydrolysates and even, on very special occasions, can be used based formulas amino acids.

Several diseases have similar symptoms, it is sometimes difficult for us to use the right medicine if we do not fully understand the disease that we suffer.
Colds and allergies also manifest themselves in very similar ways, making it difficult to distinguish. Cold symptoms include congestion, stuffy nose, sinus inflammation, sneezing, sore throat pain, headaches, pain, fever and cough. Allergy symptoms include stuffy or runny nose, sneezing, wheezing, sore throat, watery eyes and itchy, and sometimes headache. The main difference between cold and allergy symptoms are runny nose usually come with body aches and pains and fever may be low, while not allergic. In addition, colds usually last 7-10 days, while allergies will last as long as allergen exposure causes continues. If you have cold-like symptoms that persist for more than two weeks is a good assumption that you are dealing with allergies, not cold. Read the rest of this entry »

Allergies are the body condition changes suddenly caused by the environment or food and drink we consume.
This allergy is an abnormal type hypersensitivity reaction is evident when people eat certain foods or special seasonings, and even unpleasant symptoms that can release the cause discomfort that can last even several hours and even lead to serious results.

Usually this is expressed with food allergies such as eggs, milk, shellfish, tomatoes, nuts or citrus fruits, however, we know that other foods also trigger a serious reaction in the body affected. Read the rest of this entry »