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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: 2) by MostCynical on Sunday January 06 2019, @10:37PM
Is an allergy only one that can be "treated" with an epi pen?
coeliac disease kills the microvilli in the gut, and prevents micro-nutrient absorption (every sufferer has slightly different levels of imoact, and symotoms, but long term impact is pretty much "early death", owing to something related to lack of thos micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc))
So, "allergy" vs "food related illness" may be semantics, but it *matters*, medically, because the treatment is different.
Some medical conditions require *prevention*, and that is the only way to "treat" the problem, so these are often called "feed related illneses"
Some can be treated after the event, and these are often/usually called "allergies".
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