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 | Food allergies are becoming increasingly common around the world, with approximately 8% of all children and 5% of all adults having at least one food allergy. The most common food allergies in children include milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanut, tree nuts and seafood. In adults, the most common food allergies include seafood, fruits and vegetables (often as a result of the oral allergy syndrome). Classically, there is no cure for food allergies. Avoidance of the culprit food is the best way to prevent symptoms. There have been many studies performed over the past 10 years that have attempted to cure food allergies - experimental treatments have included a variety of different forms of immunotherapy, meaning that the culprit food is given back to the allergic person in an attempt to force the immune system into tolerating the food, rather than reacting in an abnormal, allergic way. |
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All About Food Immunotherapy
There have been many studies performed over the past 10 years that have attempted to cure food allergies – experimental treatments have included a variety of different forms of immunotherapy, meaning that the culprit food is given back to the allergic person in an attempt to force the immune system into tolerating the food, rather than reacting in an abnormal, allergic way. It is important to realize that none of the following therapies for ready for routine clinical use and should not be used outside of a research setting.
| Does Oral Immunotherapy for Peanuts Really Work?
There are a number of small studies focusing on the use of oral immunotherapy for the treatment of peanut allergy. These studies involve giving increasing amounts of peanut flour (often in gelatin capsules) to swallow on a daily basis, for a period of weeks to months. After this time period, an oral challenge to peanut is used to determine how much peanut the person could then tolerate without experiencing an allergic reaction.
| All About Food Allergies
Your doctor has just told you that you have food allergies. Now what? Unless you had a long discussion with him or her as to what this means, you're probably feeling a bit overwhelmed right now. You might be thinking, "What symptoms should I look for? How was this diagnosed? What are the treatments available? Will my food allergy ever go away?" These questions, and others, are common when a person is first diagnosed with food allergies. Find out the answers to these questions and more.
| Acupuncture for Allergies
The question of acupuncture helping allergies has been posed for years, and in the past the results were questionable. Acupuncture seems to help symptoms of allergies, but when compared to... Read more
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