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"While we found that one in 10 adults have food allergy, nearly twice as many adults think that they are allergic to foods, while their symptoms may suggest food intolerance or other food related conditions," says lead author Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, from Lurie Children's, who also is a Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. "It is important to see a physician for appropriate testing and diagnosis before completely eliminating foods from the diet. If food allergy is confirmed, understanding the management is also critical, including recognizing symptoms of anaphylaxis and how and when to use epinephrine."
[...] "We were surprised to find that adult-onset food allergies were so common," says Dr. Gupta. "More research is needed to understand why this is occurring and how we might prevent it."
The study data indicate that the most prevalent food allergens among U.S. adults are shellfish (affecting 7.2 million adults), milk (4.7 million), peanut (4.5 million), tree nut (3 million), fin fish (2.2 million), egg (2 million), wheat (2 million), soy (1.5 million), and sesame (.5 million).
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Sunday January 06 2019, @03:56PM (4 children)
When i turned 28 a coupple of years ago i became alergic to everything. Until that point it was just one type of medicine. I got a screening and found that its now dust, dust mites, trees, grasses, and i have had severe allergic reactions to strawberries and almonds. Anytime i eat something i havent had in a while that is a known allergy for others i only eat a little until i know if ill die or not.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 06 2019, @05:03PM
After I retired I became allergic to work.
(Score: 2) by HiThere on Sunday January 06 2019, @05:20PM (1 child)
I think the screenings pick up mild allergies that you wouldn't notice in normal life. But the problem is sometimes what they pick up would have sent you to the emergency room, if you got there in time. And the reports that you get from the screening don't let you tell which are significant. (Possibly the test itself isn't calibrateable enough.)
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(Score: 1) by Sulla on Sunday January 06 2019, @11:22PM
My body reacts the same to dust/dust mites and tree pollen the same as it reacts to the same sized prick of histimine. Impossible to keep dust out of house, so i get to wake up sneezing and choaking every day. But whatever, could be worse. Was just interesting going so far to the extreme like i did.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @10:53AM
Just part of the process of becoming a conservative, Trump-loving, Republican. Nothing to worry about, unless he decides not to pay you at your Federal job for a year, or so.