Introduction A food allergy is the response of the body to a food or protein the body perceives as injurious and therefore produces antibodies (Eigenmann‚ 2009). Highly popular are allergies towards nuts‚ eggs or seafood. The symptoms can vary from swelling of the throat or mouth‚ skin reactions‚ noxious feeling‚ breathing difficulties or even collapse (Busky‚ 2012). Intolerance on the other hand is the reaction when the body is not able to deal or digest a kind of food because the body misses
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Food allergies Approved by the BabyCentre Medical Advisory Board What is a food allergy? Food allergies happen when our immune systems produce antibodies in reaction to a protein in food that is normally considered harmless. Food allergies are more common in people who come from families with a history of allergies‚ such as asthma‚ hayfever‚ or eczema. If your child has a food allergy‚ he will probably have an itchy or runny nose‚ a sore throat‚ itchy‚ watery eyes‚ rashes (hives) and swelling
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Food Allergies A food allergy is when you have a bad immune response to a food protein. It’s different from other bad responses to food such as food intolerances and toxin-mediated reactions (food poisoning). The protein in the food is the most common reason for an allergic reaction. Those kinds of allergies happen when the body’s immune system thinks a protein is harmful‚ when it may not be. Some proteins are resistant to digestion and what isn’t broken down in the digestive process are marked
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Food allergy is a reaction from the response of the immune system. It is a reaction to fight the harmful ingredient in the food. Food allergies vary between infants‚ children‚ and adults. The sign and symptoms for food allergies can show reactions that are minor to severe. Treatment for food allergies depend on the signs and symptoms. In infants and young children‚ they have reactions to milk or soy milk if they are allergic to it. “Allergies to milk or soy formula (a milk substitute made from
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Respect has a great importance in our everyday life. As children we are taught to respect our parents‚ teachers‚ elders‚ school rules‚ traffic laws‚ family and cultural traditions‚ other people’s feelings‚ and people’s differing opinions. We come to value respect for such things when we’re older as well as through our experiences in life. Sometimes we may shake our heads or fists at people who seem to have not learned to respect them. We develop great respect for people we consider pure and lose
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Respect. How can you earn it? Well‚ before you can earn you must know what it is. Respect is a feeling of deep admiration for someone because of their qualities. There are many different ways to earn someone else’s respect. For example‚ if you commit to something stick with it until the end. Giving up on something will not earn you the respect of anyone. Another way to earn someone’s respect is by being confident with yourself. If you do not feel confident with yourself and with how you act‚ then
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Respect Paper Why is respect important in a classroom? Respect is important in a classroom because it shows that you’re nice‚ it shows that you listen‚ and it shows that you’re courteous. There is no reason for being rude to anyone. If you are having a bad time‚ there is no need to make sure everyone else has one. Also‚ you being rude can result in the whole class getting in trouble.You must be respectful to your classmates‚ your substitute‚ and most importantly your teacher. You need to be respectful
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Food Allergies Food allergy occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks a food protein‚ confusing it to be a hostile invader. Ingestion of the offending food may trigger the sudden release of chemicals‚ including histamine‚ resulting in symptoms of an allergic reaction. The symptoms may be mild (rashes‚ hives‚ itching‚ swelling‚ etc.) or severe (trouble breathing‚ wheezing‚ loss of consciousness‚ etc.). A food allergy can be potentially fatal. It is estimated that approximately 12 million Americans
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Respect has a very great importance in helping us move forward for peace with all people and environments. All around our society; I see of people showing respect. I see respect being shown around our society in many places; from movie theatres‚ to grocery stores‚ to even the person making their coffee in the morning. Even to just a simple please and thank you is very respectful. Respect can be shown in many different ways too. Without this where would we be now? In the movie theatre‚ I see
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-serum-specific IgE testing to foods -oral food challenges * Referral to an allergist is IMPORTANT to confirm the diagnosis of a suspected food allergy. *Patients SHOULD avoid the food in question until assessment‚ and an epinephrine auto-injector should be prescribed‚ even if the diagnosis is uncertain. HISTORY It is IMPORTANT to inquire about all suspected foods and to discuss the manner of preparation. Time of onset of symptoms in relation to food exposure‚ symptom duration and
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