Abstract

PREVAILING CLINICAL PROBLEM: FOOD ALLERGY AND INTOLERANCE- AWARENESS

M. Manasa Padma*, Pooja Agarwal, G. Vimala, D. Savitha

ABSTRACT

Food allergy is defined as the adverse immunological response due to the triggering of certain protein. This article focuses on the increasing possibilities of food allergies. It throws light on the diagnosis, treatment and systematic treatment of the allergic symptoms. Various people have experienced various kinds of food allergies. A food allergy reaction occurs when your immune system overreacts to a food or a substance in a food, identifying it as a danger and triggering a protective response. About three million people in India suffer from peanut allergy alone; if food allergies are neglected they may lead to death too.

Keywords: Food Allergy, Food Intolerance, Hypersensitivity, Anaphylaxis.